This is a kind of crossover between an aeroplane and a helicopter, which anyone can build at home and which aims to revolutionise the world. The Mk-5 shows that the development of alternative vehicles is a step forward with no return. A reality that is getting closer and closer, especially now that Japanese company Tetra Aviation has successfully completed flight tests of its Mk-5, a multifunction commercial eVTOL.
People are already making enquiries to purchase the aircraft, which promises to be different from the rest of the "air taxi” competition. It comes in three versions, all of which are single-cabin, or in other words single-passenger, aircraft. The first, the SN2, is a remotely operated version. The SN3 and SN4 variants are flyable, the latter being a commercial model that can be assembled at home. In flights-tests, only the Mk-5 SN2 was present. The test of the SN3 version is scheduled to take place soon in Japan.
Weighing just over 567 kilos, and with an aluminium and carbon alloy polymer structure, the Mk-5 has a total of 33 propellers distributed on the biplane’s structure, only one of which is at the rear. The other 32 are shared between eight rotor shafts, which support the aircraft vertically. The range of the aircraft varies from 76 kilometres in the SN2 to 160 kilometres in the case of the SN4, and the maximum cruise speed is 108 kilometres in the unmanned version. The commercial version will reach up to 160 kilometres.
Apparently, the aircraft will function for domestic use, such as short trips, crop irrigation and rural pesticides. The first models of the Mk-5 SN4 will reach the market by the end of 2022.
People are already making enquiries to purchase the aircraft, which promises to be different from the rest of the "air taxi” competition. It comes in three versions, all of which are single-cabin, or in other words single-passenger, aircraft. The first, the SN2, is a remotely operated version. The SN3 and SN4 variants are flyable, the latter being a commercial model that can be assembled at home. In flights-tests, only the Mk-5 SN2 was present. The test of the SN3 version is scheduled to take place soon in Japan.
Weighing just over 567 kilos, and with an aluminium and carbon alloy polymer structure, the Mk-5 has a total of 33 propellers distributed on the biplane’s structure, only one of which is at the rear. The other 32 are shared between eight rotor shafts, which support the aircraft vertically. The range of the aircraft varies from 76 kilometres in the SN2 to 160 kilometres in the case of the SN4, and the maximum cruise speed is 108 kilometres in the unmanned version. The commercial version will reach up to 160 kilometres.
Apparently, the aircraft will function for domestic use, such as short trips, crop irrigation and rural pesticides. The first models of the Mk-5 SN4 will reach the market by the end of 2022.
