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2-seat hybrid HyperTOL, 4.5 m span

UK hybrid 'HyperTOL'. Targets: 2 seats, 220 mph top speed, 510 miles hybrid. £1,000 holds a launch-edition slot. Not a pure eVTOL: an onboard APU extends range. Quarter-scale prototype flown; full-scale demonstrator in build — not type-certified.

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Range: 510 mi hybrid / 260 mi electric (AltoVolo target)
(varies with speed, reserves, and how the pilot flies the mission).
Payload: 270 kg
Cruise: 165 mph (AltoVolo estimate)
(chosen by the pilot, and traded against range and endurance).
Top speed: 220 mph
Flight time: 45 min hover
(varies with the speed the pilot selects and the reserves kept for the mission).
Price: From £863,200 (excl. shipping & taxes)
Empty weight: Not published
MTOW: 980 kg
Ceiling: 10,000 ft
Seats: 2
Battery / fuel: Hybrid-electric: batteries (400 Wh/kg) plus an onboard APU range extender (fuel type not published); not all-electric
Size: 4.05 m long × 4.9 m wide × 1.58 m high (2.2 m packed width)
Charge: 22 min (300 kW)
First flight: Not yet flown at full scale (quarter-scale prototype flown; full-scale demonstrator due end of 2026)
Entry into service: Not in service

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Cruise: 165 mph (AltoVolo estimate); 220 mph top speed
Hybrid range: 510 miles (821 km) target
Electric range: 260 miles (418 km) target
Empty / MTOW: Not published / 980 kg
Payload: 270 kg
Charge: 22 min on 300 kW
Width: 4.9 m
Size: 4,050 mm long; 2,200 mm packed width; 1,580 mm high
Wing span: 4.5 m, tilting motors and wings
Hover time: 45 min
Noise: 65–70 dB(A) at 100 m on take-off (AltoVolo estimate)
Powertrain: APU range extender; thrust from the electric motors only
Pilot: Sport Pilot licence (25 hrs training) minimum for Launch Edition
Launch Edition: 100 units; £1,000 reservation

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