Watch Video: “AltoVolo Now Accepting Customer Deposits For Three-Seat Sigma eVTOL”

Uk-based Alto­Vo­lo announced this week that future cus­tomers of its Sig­ma eVTOL can now apply for a build slot after a deposit of UKP860, reports a press release. 

The release states, “Hav­ing val­i­dat­ed an autonomous con­trol sys­tem and con­struct­ed an impres­sive flight sim­u­la­tor, the com­pa­ny has now opened the world’s first online eVTOL vehi­cle con­fig­u­ra­tor.”

Will Wood, Founder and CEO of Alto­Vo­lo, explained, “Vis­i­tors to our web­site can define the finest details of their hybrid-elec­tric air­craft, down to the seat belt and stitch line colour.”

He con­tin­ued, “Much like you would expect from a super­car brand we are focused on per­for­mance and tech­nol­o­gy, rather than min­imis­ing costs.”

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The release adds, “The Sig­ma fea­tures a hybrid-elec­tric tilt­ing jet propul­sion sys­tem for improved effi­cien­cy and reduced noise, result­ing in a 500-mile range and cruise speed of 220mph. It is over 80 per­cent qui­eter than heli­copters mak­ing it suit­able for use in res­i­den­tial areas.” 

And goes on, “Safe, sta­ble flight is pos­si­ble fol­low­ing fail­ure of one jet. It also has a bal­lis­tic para­chute. The eVTOL is also of a com­pact size and light weight design, just 4.8m wide and 980kg with three pas­sen­gers on board.

Alto­Vo­lo is plan­ning a glob­al deal­er and ser­vic­ing net­work with detailed con­sid­er­a­tion already being giv­en to the main­te­nance, repair and over­haul sched­ules for Sig­ma air­craft. 

The first 100 cus­tomer units are to be adorned with unique mate­r­i­al fin­ish­es and have spec­i­fi­ca­tion options that series pro­duced vehi­cles will not have avail­able. 

To assist new eVTOL pilots, Alto­Vo­lo has cre­at­ed a sim­u­la­tor that is an exact repli­ca of Sigma’s cock­pit, made in car­bon fibre and soft leather. 

Cus­tomers can fly a dig­i­tal twin of their exact cus­tomised air­craft and learn the con­trols before tak­ing flight in the real world. The sim­u­la­tor allows pilots to gain accred­i­ta­tion towards their pilot’s licence.”

It is unclear what the final price of a Sig­ma will be, but as the Lon­don com­pa­ny sug­gests this eVTOL is aimed at the top end of the per­son­al fly­ing vehi­cle mar­ket.

For more infor­ma­tion

www.altovolo.com

(Images: Alto­Vo­lo)

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