The Pegasus VBJ is a proposed
VTOL
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-wi ...
business jet concept being developed by South African start-up Pegasus Universal Aerospace. It would feature a cranked
dihedral wing and an
X-tail design, and use two
General Electric CT7
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engines to drive in-wing lift fans and rear thrust fans through integrated gearboxes, all managed by multiple redundant computer systems. The VBJ would seat eight passengers and have a range of around from a standard runway take-off, or when using vertical take-off and landing mode. Cruise speed is expected to be .
Testing has taken place using a one-eighth-scale model, demonstrating the transition from horizontal to vertical flight. Pegasus intends to start flight tests on a full-scale prototype by mid-2020.
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Proposed aircraft
VTOL aircraft