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Valkyrie HoverJet

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Aircraft with three modes of operation - aircraft, hovercraft, amphibious. Includes the optionally piloted Guardian and unmanned variant Eagle. (Prototype)

Valkyrie HoverJet
Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted, Remotely piloted, Autonomous
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Cargo

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Wing position
Low
Planform
Straight
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Part 23
Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Valkyrie Guardian HoverJet / Full-size, optionally piloted, amphibious, VTOL aircraft.
Valkyrie Eagle HoverJet / UAS variant with 1,000 lb MTOW.

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