Pegasus Prepares VTOL Business Jet For First Outing Written 8 May 2019
8 May 2019
FlightGlobal reports that Pegasus Universal Aerospace’s vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) business jet “will make its first public outing this month at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.” The startup “will debut a one-eighth-scale model of the all-composite aircraft and open the orderbook for the eight-passenger type.” The Pegasus VBJ “has a cranked dihedral wing and an x-tail design,” and it “uses two GE Aviation CT7-8 turboshaft engines to drive in-wing lift fans and rear thrust fans through integrated gearboxes, all managed by multiple redundant computer systems.” (Image Credit: Pegasus Universal Aerospace)
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FlightGlobal reports that Pegasus Universal Aerospace’s vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) business jet “will make its first public outing this month at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.” The startup “will debut a one-eighth-scale model of the all-composite aircraft and open the orderbook for the eight-passenger type.” The Pegasus VBJ “has a cranked dihedral wing and an x-tail design,” and it “uses two GE Aviation CT7-8 turboshaft engines to drive in-wing lift fans and rear thrust fans through integrated gearboxes, all managed by multiple redundant computer systems.” (Image Credit: Pegasus Universal Aerospace)
Full Story (FlightGlobal)