AirScooter is an easy-to-operate personal aircraft that can be flown without a pilot’s license
The French company Zapata has introduced the AirScooter, an advanced ultralight single-seat multicopter aircraft with a patented hybrid-electric power plant.
The AirScooter is a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft integrated with 12 propellers on top of an eight-boom vehicle with a high-boom rear tail fin.
It is equipped with eight electric motors and four thermal engines for a maximum speed of 100 km/h at an altitude of 3000 to 4000 meters.
AirScooter has the following dimensions: length 3.40 m, width 3.40 m, height 2.56 m. It is an egg-shaped aircraft with one window on three sides of the plane. This aircraft has a cruising speed of 80 km/h and a top speed of 100 km/h.
Zapata’s AirScooter is a hybrid-electric vehicle, which means that the aircraft has the advantage of both an electric propulsion system and a fuel engine. The aircraft has 12 electric motors and an 18.9-liter fuel tank. This hybrid-electric powertrain gives the eVTOL more than 2 hours of flight time.
The empty weight of the vehicle is 112 kg, the maximum payload is 120 kg, and the maximum takeoff weight is over 232 kg. The airplane lands with the help of a fixed three-point landing gear.
The AirScooter complies with FAA Part 103 regulations and can be operated as an ultralight aircraft without a pilot’s license. The company has also patented a computerized remote control that provides a high level of safety with minimal training.
