Horizon Aircraft Announces Plans for 7-Seat Hybrid eVTOL

The Canadian manufacturer initially set its sights on a five-seat prototype before pivoting to a larger model.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 05:31 PM ET

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Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X5 prototype, which will soon be replaced with a seven-seat model. [Courtesy: Horizon Aircraft]

Key Takeaways:

Horizon Aircraft is pivoting from its five-seater Cavorite X5 to a new, larger Cavorite X7, a seven-seat hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft.
The Cavorite X7 is designed to be bigger, faster, and roomier than competitor eVTOLs, offering an extended range (50-500 sm) suitable for medical evacuation, critical supply delivery, disaster relief, military missions, and regional air taxi services.
Its hybrid-electric propulsion system provides greater speed, range, and useful load compared to purely electric designs, featuring a "fan-in-wing" technology and the ability to recharge batteries in-flight.

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There’s a new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft design in development. And it claims to be bigger, faster, and roomier than designs from Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, Lilium, or EHang.

Toronto-based manufacturer Horizon Aircraft on Tuesday revealed that it has improved on the design of its flagship five-seater Cavorite X5—so much so that the firm is pivoting to a new model. Horizon will replace the X5 with the Cavorite X7, a larger, seven-seat version for applications in medical evacuation, critical supply delivery, disaster relief, and military missions.