Hyundai Supernal
S-A2
Eight all-tilting rotors; V-tail concept
Hyundai Motor Group's Supernal unveiled the S-A2 air-taxi concept at CES 2024: a pilot plus four passengers, V-tail, eight all-tilting rotors and distributed electric propulsion. Targets were 120 mph cruise at 1,500 ft, a 60-mile initial range (25–40-mile city trips), 65 dB in hover and 45 dB in cruise, and 2028 market entry. Supernal's CEO left in August 2025; flight testing was reported paused that September and most staff were laid off in early 2026. In May 2026 Hyundai signed an MoU with Korea Aerospace Industries, and Supernal told FLYING the partners will pursue a new aircraft concept rather than the S-A2. Concept only; not type-certified.
- Range
- 60 mi (initial range, Supernal 2024 target)
(varies with speed, reserves, and how the pilot flies the mission).
- Payload
- Not published
- Cruise
- 120 mph (Supernal target)
(chosen by the pilot, and traded against range and endurance).
- Top speed
- Not published
- Flight time
- Not published
(varies with the speed the pilot selects and the reserves kept for the mission).
- Price
- Not published
- Ceiling
- 1,500 ft (design cruise altitude)
- Seats
- 4 + pilot
- Battery / fuel
- Distributed electric propulsion (capacity not published)
- First flight
- Not published (S-A2 prototype testing had been planned for 2026)
- Entry into service
- None announced (the 2028 target set in 2024 is no longer stated)
Full figures
- Seats
- 1 pilot + 4 passengers
- Cruise
- 120 mph at 1,500 ft (target)
- Range
- 60 mi initial range (Jul 2024); typical city trips 25–40 mi (Jan 2024)
- Rotors
- 8 all-tilting; V-tail
- Noise target
- 65 dB in VTOL phases / 45 dB in cruise
- Status
- flight testing paused Sep 2025 and most staff laid off early 2026 (press reports). In May 2026 Hyundai and KAI agreed to jointly develop a new AAM aircraft instead of the S-A2.
For
- Backed by Hyundai Motor Group, now partnered with KAI
- Noise targets published at the CES debut
Against
- Concept superseded: Supernal and KAI are pursuing a new design
- No entry-into-service date since the 2028 target lapsed