Design Summary

Shape

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The BlasT©® Air Taxis were derived from the Blackswift SST airplanes, and their overall design (patent pending) is that of delta or tandem wing shaped small aircrafts, with electric ducted fans or turbofans for propulsion.

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Airframe

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Their airframe is made of meld-welded Aluminium alloy truss structures. A tessellated structure may wrap around the entire aircraft, with standard frames, longerons, and stringers, as rivet points for the aeroshell panels.

Aeroshell

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Their aeroshell is made mostly of Aluminium Composite (ACP) panels. Some sections of the fuselage may be covered with Polyamide-Imide (PAI) panels, and other sections with Carbon fiber or Aluminium sheet metal panels.

Fuselage

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Their fuselage varies from 3 to 12 meters in length, allowing for the use of single pieces of Carbon fiber or Aluminium composite panels. Their overall fuselage shape, for most versions, is curvilinear and is tapered towards the rear.

Propulsion

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Propulsion is provided by a set of electrically powered ducted fans, tapered or not. Some have aft ducted fan propellers that rotate for forward motion; others have embedded ducted fans in their front wings. Some have aft-mounted push-propellers.

Power Generators

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Fuel-cells, hyper-capacitors, and gas turbines provide electrical power. Gas turbines, such as our MIPE-PPM (Ethanol, Hydrogen, Ether, etc.) generators may be used as main or backup power sources. Some air taxis may rely only on gas turbines for power.

Foam & Coatings

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The fuselage, battery casings, and electrical conduits are filled with silica or carbon foam or aerogel, which are also used for sound and thermal proofing. Memory shape foam is used for furniture and seat paddings in particular.

Interior

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The interior is made of aerogel blocks wrapped by thin Carbon fiber, PAI, or UHMWPE panels. The liquid-proof cockpit area is made of touch panels, and touch sensitive buttons. Chairs are ergonomic and lightweight and made of Aluminium.

Gyros

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Blackswift Air taxis are VTOL aircrafts designed for ATOL (Automated Take-Off and Landing) mode. Their avionics may use Control Moment Gyros (CMGs) to both maneuver and keep the aircraft stable during flight and VTOL maneuvers.

Seat capacity

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Seat capacity varies, based on the aircraft's configuration and size. The largest BlasT©® Air Taxi (Glaucus 11M) can fly up to 17 people from New-York to Newark. Trips of 300+KM, such as New-York to Washington, are also possible.

<5M Configurations

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Versions of Blackswift Air taxis that are less than 5 meters are categorized as recreational or teaching models as VTOL aircrafts. The MTOW design goal is 1.5 metric ton and 0.7 metric ton respectively for the 4M and 3M models.

5M Configuration

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The 5M version of the BlasT©® Air Taxi is the model to be used as a private VTOL aircraft, by buyers planning to ferry guests from one location to another; or as a play toy for the rich and famous. The MTOW design goal is 2 metric tons.

7M Configuration

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The 7M version of the BlasT©® Air Taxi is the model that most small business outfitters may lease or buy, to transport clients on outdoor trips like fishing or hunting. The MTOW design goal is 3.5 metric tons.

9M Configuration

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The 9M version is the model to be used as an air ambulance, which will have enough space for 2 paramedics, 2 stretchers, plus pilot and doctor. The MTOW design goal for both versions is 5 metric tons.

>9M Configurations

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Versions of Blackswift Air taxis that are more than nine meters are categorized as regional transport aircrafts. Their passenger capacity can easily exceed twelve. The MTOW design goal is 5 metric tons.

Configurations

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Other configurations, such as multi-rotor ones (more than 4) are under consideration. The quad-rotor Glaucus and tri-rotor Exocotidae shapes may be offered first, along with the wedge and ladybug shapes.

Viability

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A Blackswift Air Taxi, with 8 passengers paying around US$100.00 for a trip to the airport, and with 12 trips per day, and 28 work days per month and 2 days for maintenance, will recoup the owner's initial capital costs in around 2 years, based on a per aircraft cost of 1+ Million US dollars.

Ancillaries

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Additional revenues are possible through targeted advertising to a well-heeled clientèle. Blackswift RCAS and RRAS systems might be used in tailoring these commercials. Revenues can also be generated trough customized livery (specialized paint and graphic design) for Blackswift aircrafts.

Investors welcome !

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