www.PSFmagazine.com | November-December 2019 | 17 16 | November-December 2019 | Powered Sport Flying Another type of VTOL is Electric Jet Aircraft's personal platform. Innovations 2019 Another company, Electric Jet Aircraft, calls their eVTOL the Verticycle. This Ultralight uses four ducted fans, each powered by a 25 kWmotor providing 784 pounds of thrust. The pilot sits in a type of reclining chair framework while using a manual controller to maneuver the aircraft and change altitude. The Verticycle can carry a 200 pound pilot at speeds in excess of 35 mph for 30 minutes. The company is also working on various models of platform-type eVTOLs. The Verticycle is a proof-of-concept machine intended as a stepping-stone for advanced multi-passenger personal short range UAMs. More information is available at electricjetaircraft.com. Founder Pete Bitar is shown in the photos. Below is Assen's H1 Explorer, their example of motorcycling in 3-D space. To the right is the Assen hybrid engine combining four 2-stroke engines and an electrical generator. Electric Jet's Verticycle looks odd but then so did the Wright Flyer. Support Our Advertisers
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