U.S. Air Force wants 30 eVTOLs carrying cargo, passengers
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Though it will not place specific requirements on industry to develop the eVTOLs it wants, the Air Force has
begun publishing desired attributes for the various air races it will sponsor.
AOI-1 (Area of Interest 1) is looking for larger vehicles capable of carrying four to five passengers or the equivalent weight in cargo.
AOI-2 seeks a smaller vehicle with a payload capacity of one or two passengers or equivalent weight in cargo, a range greater than 10 miles, speed greater than 45 miles per hour and endurance of more than 15 minutes, according to an Air Force solicitation published April 28 on the government’s contracting website.
AOI-3 envisions a cargo aircraft not necessarily designed to carry human passengers, according to the Air Force documents. It should have a maximum gross takeoff weight of more than 1,320 pounds, a payload of more than 500 pounds, a range of 200 miles or more, fly faster than 100 miles per hour and have an endurance of more than 100 minutes.
For all three categories of aircraft, the Air Force wants to see
first flight of a full-scale prototype before Dec. 17, 2020, according to the AOI documents.