This is really an ultra-light electric aircraft, well, cross between an evtol and an electric ultra-light aircraft. I LOVE the simplicity of this design and I could see myself owning one if I ever got rich.
From their website ‘The Axe isn’t a flying car. It’s a time machine.’ WTF. After reading a bit further I realized it is meant to save you time during your commute. Clever, clever, SkyFly!
With an estimated delivery of end of 2024, really solid 100 – 300 miles range (Electric-Hybrid) and 100 mph cruise speed, it ticks most of the boxes for me. I’d love some more redundancy, but that comes at a cost of battery usage.
It’s not going to set the world on fire with its looks, but it does have a cute factor.
If you are in the UK/EU, you can already reserve your Axe today for – £1,000 (not bad) and there are 4 separate stages of ordering one of these nifty little plane? evtol? both?
Pre-order link: https://skyflytech.com/order/
I don’t normally post specs but I’ll make an exception here because I’m lazy today.
Technical Specifications
Canard span 5m Canard (chord 0.8m)
Wingspan 5m Wing (chord 1.2m)
Maximum All Up Weight 600kg
Empty weight 182kg (equipped for flight less batteries and occupants)
Crew weight 172kg (2 pax)
Installed power 8 x 35kw motors = 280kw peak
Batteries 246kg = 48kwh
Hybrid setup
191kg batteries/fuel
55kg hybrid power plant
Rotor diameter 4 x 1.9m (3 bladed fixed pitch)
Rotor Angle Fixed
Hover Power Required 140kw
Undercarriage Tricycle (conventional fixed wing)
Stall Speed 48mph
Power off sink rate 570fpm at 70mph
Best Glide Angle 9:1
Climb 2300fpm at 70mph
Runway Length Required
0m – VTOL (vertical take-off and landing)
50m – STOL (short take-off and landing)
300m – Glide and power off landing
I’ll post a little short on our YouTube channel soon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0oO4ylt_EOAGltzwtdDiQ