Flynow started in Austria and is now headquartered in Saudi Arabia. Several years in development, the small, coaxial helicopter has an ambitious planned future Flynow eCopter’s two counter-rotating rotors atop a short pod allow small dimensions and negate the need for a conventional tail rotor. Simplification extends to eliminating complex cyclic controls and relying on fixed-pitch propellers counteracting each other’s torque to help maintain direction and yaw stability. One Platform for Many Missions Flynow explains the simple design can be adapted to many uses. “The eCopter family is built around a shared technical platform. The core architecture stays the same while the fuselage and mission equipment adapt to each use case.” To enable certification for autonomous transport of humans, Flynow projects one million kilometers of cargo flights before entrusting it with its first human passenger. our editor is not aware if similar constraints were applied to eHang’s tourist flights in China. In any case, the simple design has a low …
