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Horizon Aircraft

Cavorite X7

Seven-seat hybrid VTOL with a fan-in-wing design that covers its lift fans after transition and cruises as a conventional airplane.

Cavorite X7
Horizon Aircraft (official press image)
Range
500 mi
Top Speed
280 mph
Cruise Speed
250 mph
Seats
7
Noise
72 dB

The Cavorite X7 lifts on fourteen fans housed inside its wings. After transition, sliding panels close over them and the aircraft flies as a conventional airplane for the bulk of the mission, which is where the efficiency case is won.

Its hybrid powertrain trades zero-emission operation for roughly 500 miles of range and independence from charging infrastructure, aimed at medical, regional and defence missions rather than dense urban shuttling.