Challenger SC - 6 Passenger Super eVTOL, Superconducting Graphene based vtol edf's

Challenger SC - 6 Passenger S-eVTOL, Superconducting Graphene based vtol edf's.

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Length - 30' 11"
Span - 26' 2"
EOW - 1,500 LBS
MTOW - 4,200 LBS
Vertical Thrust - 5,600+ LBS

Cruise - 250-400kts
Range - 800nm
Fuel - 16,000 PSI Compressed Hydrogen (patented technology)
Power - Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Propulsion - 8X Graphene based superconducting vtol edf's, 700+ LBS vertical lift each

Challenger SC is a new technology level for aerospace, incorporating a graphene airframe and skin, not carbon fiber or fiberglass. This means the aircraft itself, before adding hardware, propulsion, gear etc is only a fraction of the weight compared to carbon fiber composite construction.

Additionally, CVD based graphene is superconducting material, with well over 10X the current throughput vs copper, which then creates a super conducting magnetic field, providing well over 400% increased shaft horspower being delivered to the Graphene EDF blades, which can cycle through 30,000 rpm, at less energy input vs if they were copper based brushless motors.

And since the EDF unit is multi staged, for extremely high thrust output, each stage operates independently from the other which allows for maximum efficiently of the airflow.

The VTOL nozzles for this propulsion system can rotate to 95° providing a 1.5 to 1 thrust ratio at maximum passenger and fuel capacity. Additionally, the inboard nozzles can rotate laterally 15°, but the outboard nozzles can rotate up to 90° rapidly (under 1 second) to provide a very superior control authority for both slow speed and hover flight.

This results in maximum stability in turbulent and urban conditions, and above 30kt gust stability.

Challenger SC, can take off and land conventionally, STOL (short take off and landing), and VTOL (vertical take off and landing).

Additional aspect of these performance aspects, because it has a very high vertical thrust capacity, it can operate in higher altitude conditions.

The cabin for Challenger SC is very comfortable, with dimensions to comfortable seat an adult male up to 6' 6" and 300 LBS.

Safety aspects for crash survivability include a Ballistic Recovery System (BRS, 5G crush resistence, and the seats incorporate a siccor suspension system which in case of a hard landing or failure, will providing enormous shock absorbtion for the passengers.

Since the aircraft is BRS equipped, if this were to ocurr, the scissor suspending within the seats, ensures all passengers would incurr no injuries and walk away.

An additional major safety feature, if one of the propulsion systems fail, the other unit within it's nacelle will take up the entire load of the it's pair, and the aircraft can still land safety in vtol mode if it is a light load, or land conventionally at any airport in both stol and conventional mode.

The wings for Challenger SC, are not canards, they are load sharing wings, which the center of gravity for the aircraft is just forward the rear wing. which the airfoil used for this aircraft is a very high lift capacity which ensures that besides it is able to fly at a high velocity, that maximum lift capacity is achieved for a higher altitude cruise.

This aircraft can take off from a parking lot or vertiport in New York City and Land in a parking lot or vertiport in Chicago.

Since this aircraft is highly configurable, it can also be utilized as a medical transport, utility/cargo, and other related usages.

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Taken on: January 5, 2023

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