Asia-Pacific AAM Report 1H 2023
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OEM OVERVIEW<br />
teTra aviation corp.<br />
Japan | Founded in 2018<br />
teTra aviation corp., a Tokyo-based eVTOL start-up company, was founded at the University of Tokyo. The company focuses on the<br />
development of personal Advanced Air Mobility (<strong>AAM</strong>) and aerial racing vehicles. teTra won the "Pratt and Whitney Disruptor Prize" in the<br />
GoFly Prize competition with its Mk-3 racing model. The full-scale Mk-5 has completed unmanned flight tests and is currently actively<br />
promoting commercial operations in the United States and Japan.<br />
MK-5 (SN4)<br />
PROJECT<br />
TYPE<br />
OPERATION<br />
RANGE<br />
PHASE Prototype development<br />
Lift + Cruise<br />
Piloted<br />
160 km<br />
CRUISE SPEED<br />
160 km/h<br />
SEATS 1<br />
ELECTRIC MOTORS 33<br />
The Mk-5 eVTOL features a total of 33 propellers, with 32 strategically positioned around the two pairs of fixed wings to generate lift, while<br />
one propeller is located at the rear for cruising. During its testing phase, teTra exclusively employed the SN2 model, but subsequent iterations<br />
such as the SN3 and beyond have been equipped with a ballistic parachute for added safety measures.<br />
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