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The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center’s addition of two Kitty Hawk Flyers to its collection gives museum visitors the rare opportunity to sit in an eVTOL.
4-Jun-2021 Source: American Helicopter Museum
The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) recently added two Kitty Hawk Flyers to its collection. The electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, gifts from their inventor, Kitty Hawk Corporation in Palo Alto, California, were intended to serve as recreational vehicles.
The lightweight, single seat aircraft are each eight feet long, 13 feet wide, and powered by 10 lithium polymer batteries. Their 10 direct current (DC) electric motors drive10 double-bladed, 47-inch diameter rotors. Their maximum speed of 30 miles per hour allows for 15 to 20 minutes of flight.
“The Museum has two Flyers, one for display at our entrance and one for visitors to sit in. The experience in an eVTOL is very different from our other helicopters that visitors can access,” explained Tony Freeman, AHMEC’s Chair of the Exhibits Committee. “Since a certain agility is needed to climb into this recreational aircraft, special ste