A New Hydrogen-Powered eVTOL Aircraft Can Soar 800 Miles

Aviation agency Paragon has unveiled an eVTOL plane known as Soar with a staggering 800-mile (1,287-km) vary because of a powertrain that makes use of liquid hydrogen to increase its vary, a post from Rob Report explains.
The rear two of Soar’s eight giant ducted turbofans tilt to offer thrust whereas smaller followers on the plane’s fastened wings present management and stability and allow vertical takeoff and touchdown. Paragon says its eVTOL plane can have a spread determine of between 300-800 miles relying on the configuration and cargo.

The company has designed a hybrid system that makes use of direct hydrogen combustion alongside a battery pack so as to enhance vary concurrently considerably decreasing emissions. Renders on the company’s web site present a six-seater car, although the company states that the “final version will be based on an FAA-approved airframe which may alter the commercial ready VTOL“. Take a have a look at the company’s present render video beneath.
On its web site, Paragon makes use of the tagline “get your time back,” which is in step with the promise of many companies working in city air mobility, equivalent to Lilium and Hyundai, which not too long ago partnered with UK startup Urban-Air Port to build over 200 eVTOL vertiports. The airframe for Soar additionally reminds us slightly of the design for the Skybus plane developed by GKN Aerospace, which has an enormous proposed capability of 30-50 passengers for city commutes. 
A video on Paragon’s web site reveals how Soar might be used as an extremely quick aerial ambulance, with sufficient space inside for medical professionals to examine on sufferers as they’re being transported to the hospital. However, Dwight Thanos Smith, Paragon’s founder and chief visionary officer, instructed Robb Report that Soar will primarily be used to ship cargo and also will finally be used “for mainstream consumers that want to experience first-class travel at a ride-share rate.” Paragon recently announced it had purchased 730 acres of land in Brownsville, Texas on which it plans to build its personal manufacturing facility and vertiport. The company hopes to launch a prototype of Soar to the skies in 2022, earlier than formally releasing its finalized plane in 2024.