Manta Aircraft - ANN2
Short take off eVTOL - hyper cool design
Another sci-fi dream aircraft, the Manta ANN2. You see it, you want it. Not a flying car, per say, but a gorgeous shaped eVTOL.
The ANN2 “Speeder” twin seater is made for general aviation & multi-purpose utility missions.
It is still only in prototype phase, but they have a scale flying model version in progress.
They are planning a hybrid propulsion system consisting of a turbo generator and batteries that allows for exceptional performance in terms of long endurance and range (recharging batteries enroute), fed with eco-fuel and not needing ground recharge infrastructure. The airplane-like architecture allows high speed and climb performance in safe flying conditions, and reduces the project unknowns, easing the certification process, thus effectively shortening the time to market. (So there’s a lot of plane in this eVTOL)
Manta thinks that regional mobility will lead the development of the Advanced Air Mobility sector (AMM) - and efficient hybrid-electric Vertical and Short Take-off and Landing (HeV/STOL) types such as those in the ANN multimodel aircraft family will lead the charge, because of easy certification. These aircraft can take-off and land vertically when needed, but also operate from very short airstrips with considerably higher payload.
Lucas Marchesini, CEO of Manta Aircraft, says, "Our continuous growth and progress demanded this targeted realignment to be optimally positioned for impending milestones. We are extremely pleased to welcome these aviation heavyweights, who bring valuable expertise and know-how to our company."
ANN2 is a tandem-seat configuration, fully carbon-fiber structure air vehicle for personal mobility and a wide range of utility missions. Fast, small, and agile are the keywords they are using to describe it.
Some specs for ya:
ENDURANCE & RANGE: 300 km - 800+ km
HIGH CRUISING SPEED: 250 - 300 kmh
There isn’t much word on when this will be ready, but they’ve assigned a new board of directors.
Things are progressing - we’ll let you know if we hear anything on the ANN2 or Manta Aircraft.
Here’s the link: https://www.mantaaircraft.com/media