Pegasus will show a business jet with the possibility of vertical take-off and landing

Created on 23.05.2019 11:55

The South African company Pegasus Universal Aerospace will present for the first time at the European Business Aviation Exhibition EBACE, a business jet with the possibility of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). The prototype of the composite aircraft, called the VBJ (vertical business jet), will be shown to the public on a scale of 1: 8. According to the Flight Global edition, the company will also begin to take orders for this aircraft.

Totallly, the aircraft will be able to carry up to eight passengers over a distance of up to 4.4 thousand km during takeoff from the runway, or 2.1 thousand km at vertical takeoff. Cruising speed will be 796 km / h, flight altitude - 35 thousand feet.

It is reported, that the prototype on a scale of 1: 8 was tested in Pretoria (South Africa) for demonstrating flight characteristics and the possibility of moving from horizontal to vertical flight. Some of these days, Pegasus Universal Aerospace will begin the production of the first full-scale prototype, flight tests of which should begin in mid-2020.

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