press release
Dallas, TX, December 16, 2020, Jaunt Air Mobility signs a memorandum of
understanding with VerdeGo Aero of Daytona Beach, FL, to explore the
development of a hybrid-electric aircraft. The combined technologies of
Jaunt Air Mobility and VerdeGo’s hybrid powertrain offer customers the
opportunity to fulfill a variety of market segments and missions. Jaunt
and VerdeGo plan to develop a hybrid-electric version of the Jaunt
aircraft utilizing VerdeGo’s hybrid-electric diesel (Jet-A) generator
system combined with same battery systems being used for the Jaunt
Journey. The added energy from the hybrid system will enable significant
enhancements to mission capability for passenger, cargo, and military
variants.
Jaunt’s patented technology offers a proven
aerodynamic design of a fixed-wing aircraft with efficient vertical
take-off and landing capabilities. VerdeGo’s hybrid power system allows
for longer missions, faster turnaround operations, and current
infrastructure utilization. VerdeGo’s hybrid power systems run on
globally-available Jet-A fuel, which will reduce fuel consumption and
CO2 emissions by 40% when compared to competing turbine products, while
providing 4X+ more energy than battery-electric powertrains.
“While confident in the battery-electric Jaunt Journey, for the urban
air mobility market, our customers also have different operational
mission requirements,” says Martin Peryea, CEO of Jaunt Air Mobility.
“VerdeGo’s system offers a unique bridge to meeting those demands.”
According to NASA, Hybrid-electric architectures have shown the
potential for significant improvements when applied to fixed-wing
aircraft; such improvements include energy consumption, noise, weight,
propulsive efficiency, and aero-propulsive interactions, among others.
The U.S. Air Force’s chief acquisition officer, Will Roper has stated
that with the military’s goals of flying two to four military personnel
100 miles at speeds above 115 mph, it is likely that these aircraft will
be hybrid-electric.
“The additional range enabled with
VerdeGo’s hybrid system applied in the Jaunt aircraft will enable either
longer missions or multiple short back-to-back missions without the
requirement for energy infrastructure at every landing site. Rapid
turnaround, high utilization, and enhanced mission capability make the
hybrid aircraft extremely competitive,” says Eric Bartsch, VerdeGo
Aero’s CEO.
Jaunt Air Mobility LLC is a transformative
aerospace company founded in 2019. We design and build piloted and
autonomous eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft for
urban and regional mobility; addressing multiple markets. The ROSATM
technology combines the performance of an airplane with the vertical
take-off and landing efficiency of a helicopter. Jaunt offers the
safest, quietest, most, comfortable and operationally efficient
aircraft.
www.jauntairmobility.com
VerdeGo Aero, founded in 2017, is a leader in propulsion technologies
for the next generation of electric aircraft. VerdeGo Aero’s diesel
(Jet-A) hybrid systems offer the lowest operating cost and largest
mission flexibility for next-generation electric aircraft. Efficiently
utilizing globally available Jet-A fuel means no new infrastructure is
necessary, and aircraft utilizing VerdeGo’s hybrid systems are ready for
the biofuel Jet-A substitutes now under development.
https://www.verdegoaero.com/
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