ARC Aerosystems has taken what is says is “a huge next step in the future of air travel and transport” by finishing “full transition tests” for its ARC C150 design.
UK-based ARC, which says it is seeking investors, has previously conducted hover testing and transition (from vertical to horizontal flight) testing of the half-scale prototype of the ARC C150.
The latest test marks the full transition test of its full scale prototype for the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) craft, which ARC says blends “key elements of both helicopters and small airplanes”.
ARC says C150 is “capable of transporting 30kg of cargo up to 400km, with projected use cases including delivery of vital medical supplies, including blood and organ transport, as well as last-mile parcel delivery or forestry missions”.
