Rebranding Its eVTOL Urban Air Mobility Project

Boeing and Kitty Hawk have rebooted their joint eVTOL project, rolling out a new brand for the Cora program.

Now known as "Wisk", the new website explains that the recently-established company is a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation. This strategic partnership brings together the innovation of Kitty Hawk with Boeing’s scale and aerospace expertise.

Headquartered in Mountain View, CA with locations in Atlanta, GA and New Zealand, the company says "Wisk" is a name that embodies the way flying should feel: easy and quick. Led by CEO Gary Gysin, the company's vision of delivering everyday flight to everyone remains the same, "because we truly believe in a world where less time getting there means more time being there."

Zephyr Airworks is now Wisk New Zealand, and the Cora team is now the foundation of Wisk. "Together we work toward a future where flight is woven into our everyday lives, and transportation is driven by sustainable, electric power," the blog post states.

The aircraft is still called "Cora". The aircraft features a vertical lift system that includes 12 independent rotors. Each direct drive motor combination has only one moving part: the fan. Flight tests have shown that an issue with one rotor is automatically handled with no discernible change in the flight path.

Cora is equipped with three independent flight-computers that each calculate its location. If there’s an issue with one of them, Cora can still reliably navigate.

If a situation arises where Cora needs to land without its fans, Cora is equipped with a parachute for safe landing.

Cora has logged more than 1,000 flights. The company is currently demonstrating its proof-of-concept in New Zealand and are working closely with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

(Source: Geekwire and Wisk. Image from file)

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