On sale / deliveriesPart 103 ultralight (United States / per manufacturer)Lift + cruise
Pivotal
Helix
Single-seat tilt aircraft (whole airframe tilts from hover to cruise)
Single-seat personal eVTOL. Official: 20-minute endurance, 20-mile range, 55 kt cruise, 220 lb payload. Sold from $190,000. Part 103 ultralight (United States) per manufacturer — not type-certified.
- Range
- 20 mi
(varies with speed, reserves, and how the pilot flies the mission).
- Payload
- 220 lb
- Cruise
- 55 kt (62 mph)
(chosen by the pilot, and traded against range and endurance).
- Top speed
- Not published
- Flight time
- 20 min
(varies with the speed the pilot selects and the reserves kept for the mission).
- Price
- $190k–$260k (Jan 2024 launch pricing)
- Empty weight
- Not published
- MTOW
- 568 lb
- Seats
- 1
- Battery / fuel
- Not published
- Size
- 14 × 14 ft assembled; 14 × 5 ft disassembled
- Charge
- 75 min (240 V)
- First flight
- Not published (Helix in customer service since 2024)
- Entry into service
- Customer deliveries since June 2024; reservations now for 2026 delivery
Full figures
- Max take-off weight
- 568 lb
- Payload
- 220 lb
- Cruise
- 55 kt (62 mph)
- Max endurance
- 20 min
- Max range
- 20 miles
- Charge time
- 75 min on a 240 V charger
- Footprint
- 14 × 14 ft assembled; 14 × 5 ft disassembled; fits a 16-ft trailer
- Autonomy
- Level 2; automated take-off and landing
- Safety
- ballistic parachute; triple-redundant failsafe systems
- Pilot
- no pilot licence required; Pivotal flight training required
- Price
- $190,000 base; packages to $260,000 (Jan 2024 launch pricing)
- Ordering
- $9k refundable reservation, then $50k deposit
For
- In customer service since 2024; $190k launch price
- Disassembles for trailer transport
Against
- 20 miles / 20 minutes only
- One seat; Part 103 limits, not a type certificate