eVTOL Leader Lilium’s Tom Brassington Joins Horizon Aircraft

Hori­zon Air­craft, an inno­v­a­tive aero­space engi­neer­ing com­pa­ny spe­cial­iz­ing in eVTOL tech­nol­o­gy, has announced the appoint­ment of Tom Brass­ing­ton as its new Chief Tech­nol­o­gy Offi­cer. Brass­ing­ton, who brings a wealth of expe­ri­ence from his pre­vi­ous role as Head of Sys­tem Design Engi­neer­ing at Lil­i­um, anoth­er lead­ing eVTOL devel­op­er, is set to join Hori­zon Air­craft at the end of Octo­ber 2024.

Brassington’s Exper­tise to Dri­ve Inno­va­tion

With 17 years of expe­ri­ence in aero­space sys­tems engi­neer­ing, Brass­ing­ton’s lead­er­ship and tech­ni­cal skills are expect­ed to sig­nif­i­cant­ly enhance Hori­zon Aircraft’s engi­neer­ing capa­bil­i­ties. Fur­ther­more, his deep under­stand­ing of the eVTOL indus­try will help stream­line devel­op­ment process­es and fos­ter inno­va­tion with­in the com­pa­ny.

Focus on Cavorite X7 Devel­op­ment

Brassington’s exper­tise in eVTOL cer­ti­fi­ca­tion will be par­tic­u­lar­ly valu­able as Hori­zon Air­craft moves towards the pro­duc­tion of its Cavorite X7, a pilot­ed sev­en-seat hybrid elec­tric eVTOL. This air­craft has been designed to meet the demands of poten­tial cus­tomers in var­i­ous sec­tors, includ­ing mede­vac, busi­ness avi­a­tion, and com­mer­cial car­go.

Leadership’s Enthu­si­asm

Bran­don Robin­son, CEO of Hori­zon Air­craft, expressed his excite­ment about Brass­ing­ton join­ing the team. He high­light­ed Brass­ing­ton’s unique expe­ri­ence in nav­i­gat­ing the chal­lenges of eVTOL air­craft devel­op­ment and cer­ti­fi­ca­tion, empha­siz­ing the val­ue he brings to Hori­zon Air­craft.

Brass­ing­ton’s Con­fi­dence in Hori­zon Air­craft

Brass­ing­ton also shared his opti­mism about join­ing Hori­zon Air­craft. He acknowl­edged the com­pet­i­tive nature of the eVTOL mar­ket but expressed con­fi­dence in Hori­zon Aircraft’s poten­tial for suc­cess. He cit­ed the com­pa­ny’s oper­a­tional focus, real­is­tic con­cept, and expe­ri­enced team as key fac­tors that dif­fer­en­ti­ate it from its com­peti­tors.

Cavorite X7: A Game-Chang­er in eVTOL

Hori­zon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7 is designed to rede­fine the eVTOL land­scape. With an esti­mat­ed gross weight of 5,500 lbs and a use­ful load of 1,500 lbs, the air­craft boasts impres­sive spec­i­fi­ca­tions. It has a pro­ject­ed max­i­mum speed of 250 miles per hour and an aver­age range of over 500 miles with fuel reserves. Hori­zon Air­craft believes that, if licensed for com­mer­cial use, the Cavorite X7 would be ide­al for var­i­ous appli­ca­tions, includ­ing med­ical evac­u­a­tion, crit­i­cal sup­ply deliv­ery, dis­as­ter relief, and spe­cial mil­i­tary mis­sions. Addi­tion­al­ly, the com­pa­ny envi­sions the air­craft play­ing a cru­cial role in Region­al Air Mobil­i­ty, facil­i­tat­ing the move­ment of both peo­ple and car­go over dis­tances rang­ing from 50 to 500 miles.

Hybrid Elec­tric Pow­er: A Unique Advan­tage

Unlike many oth­er eVTOLs, the Cavorite X7 fea­tures a hybrid elec­tric pow­er sys­tem. This inno­v­a­tive design allows the air­craft to recharge its bat­ter­ies in-flight when fly­ing in a tra­di­tion­al air­craft con­fig­u­ra­tion, as well as post-flight, with a recharge time of under 30 min­utes.

Inno­va­tion and Safe­ty at the Fore­front

Hori­zon Aircraft’s ground­break­ing approach and tech­nol­o­gy enable the Cavorite X7 to fly 98% of its mis­sion in a low-drag con­fig­u­ra­tion sim­i­lar to a con­ven­tion­al air­craft. This design choice not only enhances safe­ty but also sim­pli­fies the cer­ti­fi­ca­tion process com­pared to oth­er rad­i­cal eVTOL designs. The hybrid elec­tric sys­tem fur­ther bol­sters safe­ty by pro­vid­ing sig­nif­i­cant sys­tem redun­dan­cy. The com­pa­ny is active­ly test­ing a 50%-scale air­craft to mit­i­gate tech­ni­cal risks as it pro­gress­es towards the devel­op­ment of its full-scale air­craft.

Part­ing Thoughts

The appoint­ment of Tom Brass­ing­ton as Chief Tech­nol­o­gy Offi­cer marks a sig­nif­i­cant mile­stone for Hori­zon Air­craft. His exten­sive expe­ri­ence and proven track record in the eVTOL indus­try will undoubt­ed­ly play a piv­otal role in accel­er­at­ing the devel­op­ment and cer­ti­fi­ca­tion of the Cavorite X7.

As Hori­zon Air­craft con­tin­ues to push the bound­aries of inno­va­tion in the eVTOL space, Brass­ing­ton’s lead­er­ship will be instru­men­tal in ensur­ing the com­pa­ny’s con­tin­ued suc­cess.

The future of elec­tric avi­a­tion looks promis­ing, and Hori­zon Air­craft, with its tal­ent­ed team and ground­break­ing tech­nol­o­gy, is poised to be at the fore­front of this excit­ing rev­o­lu­tion.

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• To learn more about Hori­zon Air­craft’s inno­v­a­tive tech­nol­o­gy, vis­it their web­site here.

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