Horizon Air CEO Explains Increase To 7 Seats For Hybrid-Electric VTOL

The redesigned Cavorite X7 reduces the number of lift fans in each main wing from six to five.

Credit: Horizon Aircraft
Canadian air taxi startup Horizon Air recently announced a design change from five to seven seats for its hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, a move it says was intended to increase the commercial prospects of the aircraft in a variety of use cases. “To be honest, the seven...
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