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Quintus Technologies Quintus Technologies
ProgramsARC e-Starling

Aircraft program

ARC e-Starling

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Five passenger, hybrid-electric VTOL business jet. Includes the cargo variant, Starling Cargo. In development.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Electric, Hybrid
Application
Business, Cargo, Experimental, Urban air mobility

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Wing position
Low
Planform
Swept
Tail
Conventional
Minimum crew
1
Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
ARC Starling Jet2010 / 202010-seater electric jet, development ceased.
ARC e-Starling2020 / 2020Seven-seater electric business jet, includes Starling Cargo.

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