ALIA-250
alia-250
Lift+cruise: four dedicated lift propellers plus one fixed pusher propeller for cruise; lift rotors stop in forward flight. Shares its power system with Beta's CX300 fixed-wing variant.
5
Four dedicated lift propellers plus a cruise pusher; the platform shares core electric-propulsion technology with CX300.
Beta Technologies
beta-technologies
Aridge Land Aircraft Carrier
aridge-land-aircraft-carrier
Modular flying car: battery-electric two-seat multirotor air module (X3-F) with distributed electric propulsion, carried and recharged by a six-wheel range-extended electric ground vehicle.
Distributed electric propulsion with single-point-failure safety compliance stated by the manufacturer; certification-level detail is not public.
Modular flying car: two-seat eVTOL air module carried and recharged by a range-extended ground vehicle.
Aridge (XPeng)
aridge
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Ascendance ATEA
ascendance-atea
Hybrid-electric lift+cruise VTOL: eight electric lift fans embedded in the wings plus nose and tail propellers, with no tilting rotors; batteries power vertical flight and a fuel engine powers cruise (STERNA).
10
Distributed lift fans and a hybrid energy system with separate battery and fuel sources; certification-level redundancy detail is not public.
Hybrid-electric VTOL with wing-embedded lift fans and no tilting parts.
Ascendance Flight Technologies
ascendance-flight-technologies
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CX300
cx300
All-electric conventional-takeoff-and-landing airplane using one H500A electric pusher motor and a five-blade fixed-pitch propeller; no vertical-lift propulsion system.
1
BETA describes the H500A motor as dual-redundant and its battery packs as incorporating redundant protections against thermal runaway, communication faults and non-uniform discharge. The CX300 emergency guide identifies five high-voltage battery packs plus dual DC/DC and engine channels; full aircraft-level failure architecture is not fully public.
Conventional electric takeoff-and-landing architecture: one pusher motor, no vertical-lift propulsion system.
Beta Technologies
beta-technologies
EH216-S
ehang-eh216-s
Pilotless multicopter eVTOL with 16 independent electric motors and propellers arranged as coaxial pairs on eight arms.
16
Distributed propulsion plus redundant flight-control and power-system functions; EHang describes multi-system voting and fail-safe monitoring.
CAAC-certified autonomous multicopter; regulatory context differs materially from FAA/EASA piloted powered-lift programs.
EHang
ehang
EL9
electra-el9
Hybrid-electric blown-lift airplane using eight distributed electric propulsion units along the wing, four independent battery packs and a Safran TG600 turbogenerator supplying onboard electrical power.
8
Four independent battery packs support distributed electric propulsion; eight EPUs distribute thrust along the wing. Electra also uses fly-by-wire flight controls. Full certification-level common-mode and system-partitioning detail is not fully public.
Ultra-short takeoff and landing uses distributed blown lift rather than vertical flight.
Electra
electra
Elroy Air Chaparral
elroy-air-chaparral
Uncrewed series hybrid-electric lift+cruise VTOL: eight vertical-lift propellers on wing booms and four forward cruise propellers, powered by a battery charged in flight by a turbine-driven generator.
12
Distributed electric lift with eight independent lift propulsors plus four cruise propulsors; manufacturer cites safety through propulsor redundancy. Power-system redundancy details are not published.
Uncrewed series-hybrid cargo VTOL; turbine generator removes charging-infrastructure dependency.
Elroy Air
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Eve 100
eve-100
All-electric lift+cruise eVTOL with eight dedicated vertical-lift rotors and a separate rear pusher system powered by dual electric motors; fixed wing carries cruise lift.
10
Eight lift rotors plus dual-motor pusher architecture; full certification-level common-mode and electrical partitioning details are not fully public.
ANAC-led certification with FAA engagement and EASA validation distinguishes its regulatory path.
Eve Air Mobility
eve-air-mobility
Generation 6
wisk-generation-6
All-electric autonomous eVTOL with a fixed high wing and 12 propellers on six under-wing booms: the six forward propellers tilt to provide cruise thrust, while the six aft propellers are fixed lift units that stop and lock in cruise (a tilt + lift layout).
12
Autonomous flight architecture with human ground oversight; Wisk describes certifiable redundant systems derived from five earlier aircraft generations.
Autonomy is part of the certification concept rather than a later operating upgrade.
Wisk Aero
wisk-aero
Midnight
midnight
12 propellers (Distributed Electric Propulsion): 6 tilt-propellers (5 blades each) for vertical lift and forward cruise, plus 6 fixed propellers (2 blades each) dedicated to vertical flight only.
12
12 electric motors across 6 independent battery packs, with no single critical point of failure.
Separate tilt-propeller and vertical-lift propeller sets in a 12-motor distributed architecture.
Archer Aviation
archer-aviation
S4
s4
Six all-tilting propellers (Distributed Electric Propulsion); six dual-wound electric motors -- 4 tilt with the nacelle, 2 via linkage. 236 kW peak power per motor.
6
Each of the 6 units carries two independently wound motor windings sharing one housing, rather than a fully separate motor per redundancy path.
All six propellers tilt; dual-wound motors provide two electrical winding paths per propulsion unit.
Joby Aviation
joby-aviation
Valo
valo
Eight electric propulsion units (EPUs); redesigned wing/propeller architecture succeeding the earlier VX4 tilt-rotor layout.
8
Eight liquid-cooled underfloor battery packs; each EPU carries multiple electrically isolated power lanes.
Eight- EPU architecture with isolated power lanes and a UK SC-VTOL certification context.
Vertical Aerospace
vertical-aerospace
