Pipistrel Nuuva V300

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Nuuva V300
Role eVTOL cargo aircraft
National origin Slovenia
Manufacturer Pipistrel
First flight31 January 2025 [1]
Introduction2023 (announced)
StatusIn development (2025)
Number built1 prototype [2]

The Pipistrel Nuuva V300 is an unmanned hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft currently under development by Pipistrel. [3] The aircraft has eight electric motors driving propellers providing lift as well as a single internal combustion engine driving a propeller providing thrust. The company claims that the aircraft will be able to operate with a typical cargo weight of 300 kg (661 lb) and a typical range of 300 km (162 nmi). [4] In October 2020 the company announced that the aircraft would implement a Honeywell fly-by-wire system. [5]

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Design and development

The aircraft is a tandem wing design, with the rear wing of a larger wingspan than the front one. Both wings are attached to a fuselage, which features a large front door on the nose to access the internal 3 m3 (110 cu ft) cargo hold and an internal combustion engine with a pusher propeller at the rear end.

A pair of booms, one at each side of the aircraft, connect both wings and serve primarily to support eight electric engines intended for vertical propulsion. Each electric engine turns a 2-blade propeller.

In October 2020 the company announced that the aircraft would implement a Honeywell fly-by-wire system with triple redundancy for the autonomous flight control of the vehicle. [5] The flight itself would be autonomous but managed remotely by a ground-based operator. [4] In January 2025, the company announced the ground control station was developed in collaboration with Textron Systems. [2]

Pipistrel is planning for the Nuuva V300 to enter service in the second half of 2023. A smaller variant, the Nuuva V20, is expected to start operating as early as 2021 and would carry payloads of up to 20 kg (44 lb). [3]

On 31 January 2025 Pipistrel announced the first hover flight of the Nuuva V300 in Gorizia, Italy. [1]

Specifications

Data frommanufacturer. [4] and eVTOL News [6]

General characteristics

Performance

Avionics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Perry, Dominic (31 January 2025). "Pipistrel performs first flight of Nuuva V300 cargo drone". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Pipistrel Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL takes off with successful first flight". Vertical Mag. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Bertorelli, Paul (1 September 2020). "Pipistrel Announces Hybrid Electric Cargo eVTOL". AVweb. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Nuuva V300 – Pipistrel Aircraft" . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Honeywell Supplies Fly-By-Wire System For Cargo Drone | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pipistrel Nuuva V300". evtol.news. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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