Flight testingFAA LSA pending (MOSAIC)Lift + cruise
AIR
AIR One
Fixed-wing coaxial quadcopter, 8 motors, 36 ft folding wing
Two-seat personal eVTOL from AIR. Official figures: 60–100 miles, 85 kt cruise, 115 kt fast cruise, up to 1 hour, 74 kWh, 550 lb useful load. Pursuing FAA light-sport (LSA) certification under MOSAIC; a private pilot licence is required. Full-scale prototype first transitioned to cruise in Dec 2022. First production batch sold out; price not published.
- Range
- 60–100 mi
(varies with speed, reserves, and how the pilot flies the mission).
- Payload
- 550 lb / 250 kg
- Cruise
- 85 kt
(chosen by the pilot, and traded against range and endurance).
- Top speed
- Not published
- Flight time
- Up to 1 hour
(varies with the speed the pilot selects and the reserves kept for the mission).
- Price
- Not published
- Empty weight
- 2,140 lb
- MTOW
- 2,690 lb
- Ceiling
- 10,000 ft
- Seats
- 2
- Battery / fuel
- 74 kWh (4 independent packs)
- Size
- 36 ft wingspan
- Charge
- 1 hr fast charger
- First flight
- Full-scale prototype: first transition to cruise 18 Dec 2022 (uncrewed)
- Entry into service
- Not published (first production batch sold out; waitlist open)
Full figures
- Cruise
- 85 kt
- Fast cruise
- 115 kt
- Endurance
- up to 1 hour
- Range
- 60–100 miles
- Useful load
- 550 lb (250 kg)
- Empty weight / MTOW
- 2,140 lb / 2,690 lb
- Battery
- 74 kWh in 4 independent Li-ion packs
- Motors
- 8 independent Nidec 70 kW brushless (771 hp)
- Charging
- 1 hr with fast charger (NACS)
- Max operating altitude
- 10,000 ft
- Controls / avionics
- Fly-By-Intent single-stick fly-by-wire; Dynon SkyView HDX
- Storage
- wings fold to fit a standard parking space; trailerable
- Pilot
- private pilot licence required
For
- Two seats, foldable wings, 74 kWh pack
- MOSAIC light-sport pathway rather than air-transport cert
Against
- FAA light-sport certification still pending; private pilot licence required
- Retail price not listed on the current site