{"id":4157,"date":"2023-12-20T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2023-12-29T19:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T03:29:31","slug":"overair-butterfly-evtol-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricwhip.com\/overair-butterfly-evtol-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"Overair Butterfly EVTOL Prototype Is Ready For Its First Test Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Overair Butterfly eVTOL prototype has been assembled, and the company expects flight testing to proceed early 2024. Overair has stated that the tiltrotor model’s flight testing will validate the Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor (OSTR) and Individual Blade Control (IBC) technology, which it claims will give its vehicle an advantage in terms of performance, dependability, and low noise levels.<\/p>\n
The final assembly of the Overair Butterfly eVTOL prototype took place at Overair’s Santa Ana, California, headquarters. There, the engineering team started ground testing at the vehicle level before relocating the aircraft to its flight test facility in Victorville, which is slightly over 80 miles distant.<\/p>\n
Four 20-foot-long rotors are integrated into the Butterfly’s design, making it roughly twice as massive as other eVTOL aircrafts in the market. OSTR varies propeller revolutions per minute to increase efficiency across vertical, transitional and forward flight phases. It can also reduce power demand during the hover phase by 60 percent, which is the most energy-consuming part of an eVTOL flight. IBC also reduces vibration and propeller loads, resulting in a smoother, quieter flight.<\/p>\n