Asia-Pacific AAM Report 1H 2023
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OEM OVERVIEW<br />
Alauda Aeronautics<br />
Australia | Founded in 2016<br />
Alauda Aeronautics, founded in 2016 in Sydney, Australia, later relocated to Adelaide, and focused on the development of hybrid electric<br />
vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) racing aircraft. The eVTOL or hydrogen-electric VTOL racing series that Alauda competes in is called<br />
Airspeeder, where the Mk1, Mk2, and Mk3 were iterations of remote-piloted eVTOL aircraft, and the Mk4 is a hydrogen-electric VTOL racing<br />
aircraft. The first uncrewed race (EXA series) was held in May 2022.<br />
AIRSPEEDER MK4<br />
PROJECT<br />
TYPE<br />
OPERATION<br />
RANGE<br />
PHASE Prototype development<br />
Vectored Thrust<br />
Piloted<br />
300 km<br />
CRUISE SPEED<br />
360 km/h<br />
SEATS 1<br />
ELECTRIC MOTORS 4<br />
The Airspeeder Mk4 is a hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft adopting a Vectored Thrust configuration. The aircraft has four sets of ducted, tilting<br />
coaxial rotors. The Mk4 is a racing aerial vehicle with an exterior design similar to a Formula 1 racing car. Its acceleration capability from<br />
standstill to the Mk4’s maximum speed of 360 kilometers per hour is 30 seconds.<br />
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