'Flying bus' with a range of 1,000 km.

The SkyBus vertical take-off and landing aircraft can carry 44 passengers and operate on standard routes similar to buses.

The SkyBus concept aircraft has a capacity of 44 people. Photo: Lyte Aviation

Unlike the typical compact vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the first model from British startup Lyte Aviation will be called SkyBus, featuring up to 44 seats, a top speed of 300 km/h, and a range of over 1,000 km, New Atlas reported on November 9th.

The SkyBus design resembles elongated business jets or small passenger planes, but features parallel wings at the front and rear of the fuselage. Each wing has a medium-sized propeller on the inside and a smaller propeller on the outside, for a total of eight propellers. However, they appear quite small for the size of the SkyBus.

For vertical takeoff and landing, the wings rotate to point the propellers upwards. Once airborne, the wings begin to tilt forward until they reach cruising speed. The tilt-wing concept has been proposed before, but not on this scale.

SkyBus will use conventional or sustainable jet fuel to power its turboprop engines. The vehicle's power output is expected to be in the range of 3,500 to 5,000 horsepower.

Lyte hopes the aircraft will utilize a clean hydrogen-electric propulsion system once the technology is proven and widely available. The company hopes to build a full-size prototype by 2024 and have it ready for flight by 2025, and has announced a pre-order agreement with India's Vman Aviation Services for 10 SkyBus aircraft worth $428 million.

The uniqueness of SkyBus lies in its size. They can make numerous regional flights with a range of 1,000 km, and have the advantage of not requiring a runway for takeoff and landing. They can provide fast, easy flights between islands for 44 passengers, or fly along standard routes like a bus in the sky.

Thu Thao (According to New Atlas )

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