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Ascendance Flight Technologies ATEA

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Hybrid propulsion VTOL aircraft for 4 - 5 passengers for urban and regional use (in development).

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Hybrid
Application
Search & rescue, Surveillance, Urban air mobility

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Configuration & certification
Wing position
High
Planform
Straight
continued
Tail
Conventional
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Ascendance Flight Technologies ATEA2021 / VTOL with STERNA hybrid propulsion system, capable of using multiple energy sources at the same time.

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