“Say Hi to Linker, a 4–6 Seater eVTOL That Makes Quirky Seem Mundane”
We have seen it all before. Those CGI videos on Youtube offering the latest wacky-looking eVTOL that will never takeoff from the imagination. Or a technological impossibility that not even Elon Musk can understand. So, here is another… perhaps?
Designed by Joowon Lee as a graduation project during his time at the Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea, it is called The Linker. A 4–6 seater eVTOL which Lee says “will help slash commute times and allows an individual to travel anywhere within the city in style.”
This autonomous eVTOL features wings on each side with a spacious cabin in the middle. Large windows on either side of the cabin offer occupants a stunning view of the city as they travel through the air, and the eVTOL also features stowage area for luggage and cargo, allowing it to work as more than just public transport.
Ok… go on.


Linker aims at tackling the problem of over-urbanisation as cities become increasingly cramped with buildings and roadways and unable to accommodate the influx of a growing population. The eVTOL has the ability to take off and land on the terraces of buildings, offering an A‑to‑B transport solution that uses the sky rather than adding to the hubbub of crowded roadways.
Good prose, but is this actually realistic? Take off and land on terraces of buildings?
The eVTOL opts for a plane-like construction with two massive wings and three adjustable propellers on each one. The six propellers face upwards during take-off and landing and then rotate to face forward after the vehicle is airborne, shifting from a helicopter to an airplane format.
So a similar format to other eVTOLs, then?


The Linker’s interior proposes an interesting shapeshifting setup. The eVTOL can sit either 4 people in a traditional car/airplane-style seating arrangement, or seat as many as 6 people in an ellipse facing outwards. The former arrangement would come at a premium, while the latter would be more like a public option, akin to traveling by bus.
A University graduation project, to setting up a company, to finding the huge investment to construct and bring to market? Umm… Allow the graphic images to tell the story.
(News Source: www.yankodesign.com)
(Images: Joowon Lee)