The S-A2 is a pilot-plus-four-passenger V-tail plane designed to cruise at 120 miles per hour at a 1,500-foot altitude, catering to typical metropolis operation wants for journeys starting from 25 to 40 miles. The car employs distributed electrical propulsion with eight tilting rotors, guaranteeing a quiet operation of 65 dB throughout vertical take-off and touchdown and 45 dB whereas cruising horizontally.
Security is a precedence, adhering to world business aviation requirements with a sturdy airframe construction and redundancy in important methods.
Supernal plans to enter the market in 2028 and leverage Hyundai’s mass manufacturing capabilities to fabricate the car cost-effectively. The design prioritizes sustainability, passenger consolation, and modularity, permitting for battery upgrades as expertise advances.
Collaborating with Hyundai Motor Group’s automotive designers, Supernal crafted the S-A2’s aesthetics, emphasizing a mix of design and performance to reinforce the AAM passenger expertise. The car’s inside options distinct colour palettes, aviation-grade, energy-absorbing parts, and lighting transitions for visible cues throughout completely different flight phases.
Displayed at CES 2024, the Supernal Vertiport exhibition showcases the S-A2 in an operational setting—attendees can discover the car, expertise a simulated flight over Los Angeles, study potential flight networks, and perceive the position of vertiports in facilitating seamless integration with current transit choices.
Supernal’s holistic imaginative and prescient for AAM envisions vertiports as key components, serving as origin, switch, and vacation spot factors for eVTOL plane operations, promising enhanced mobility past current floor infrastructure capabilities. What’s your opinion concerning the S-A2? We’re excited to see the place this undertaking goes shortly!
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