The current prototype of the aircraft, featured above, features a 22-foot wingspan, a length of around 15 feet, and weighs in at about 500lbs. This ‘lift and cruise’ design is utilized by many of the top aircraft on the market, including Wisk’s Cora. Overall, the aircraft uses what is known as a ‘lift and cruise’ design, meaning that its in-wing rotors will lift it vertically before being propelled forward for cruise by a larger rear-facing propellor. The aircraft also will utilize hybrid-electric propulsion rather and an all-electric system, increasing its range and payload capabilities. Effectively, this will will allow the aircraft to look and fly completely like an airplane once in cruise mode, without suffering from top speed limits due to drag from external propellers as seen in other eVTOL designs.
In forward flight, the leading and trailing edges of the wings close together to cover and lock over the in-wing rotors. According to the aircraft’s design thinking, this will allow for extremely lowered drag in forward flight as compared to aircraft that position their lift rotors externally. Horizon’s Cavorite X5 is an especially unique eVTOL in that it features in-wing lift rotors.
Horizon, a company developing a unique eVTOL design, has publicized continued progress by releasing photos of a half-scale prototype of its Cavorite X5 aircraft.Ībove: Horizon Aircraft’s founder Brandon Robinson with the Cavorite X5 prototype
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