Hybrid-based vertical take-off and landing electric propulsion aircraft (AAM) development company ‘PLANA (CEO Kim Jae-hyung)’ will be holding ‘2 Drone Show Korea 23′ held at BEXCO, Busan from February 25 (Thu) to 2023 (Sat). )’, and unveiled the reduced body shape of the hybrid electric propulsion type AAM for the first time.
AAM is Advanced Air Mobility, a broad concept that encompasses Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Regional Air Mobility (RAM). Plana is concentrating its efforts on targeting the AAM market beyond UAM.
At Plana’s standalone booth in the ‘2023 Drone Show Korea’ exhibition hall, you can directly see the reduced aircraft shape of AAM, and also operate a tour program where you can hear the aircraft development status, driving method, and differences compared to other UAMs through Plana’s aircraft experts.
In addition, through a long-distance flight of more than 500km, which is the unique difference of Plana AAM, you can see a video containing the vision of providing customers with a new experience and further opening up the future UAM industry market.
AAM, which is being developed by Plana with the goal of commercialization in 2028, features a series hybrid powertrain in which a turbine generator and a battery system mutually assist, capable of flying over 300km at a cruise speed of 350km/h and a maximum speed of 500km/h. And, by using next-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), carbon emissions can be reduced by up to 90% or more compared to existing air transportation.
Kim Jae-hyung, CEO of Plana, said, “Since the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flight in 1903, we will face the biggest paradigm shift in the history of civil aviation within 10 years, and I am confident that Plana will be at the center of this change.” With the goal of commercializing next-generation electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft that can take off and land, we plan to start flying the scaled-down aircraft of Plana AAM in March, and we will lead a new mobility ecosystem with various partners.”
Plana plans to unveil the first flight of a pure battery-based reducer within this year. Subsequently, for close cooperation with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification authority, Plana plans to establish a US branch, and in the second half of this year, it plans to participate in the Grand Challenge demonstration project conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Meanwhile, the exhibition items of the 2023 Drone Show Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of National Defense, and Busan Metropolitan City, and organized by BEXCO and the Korea Unmanned Aerial System Association are as follows. △Manufacturing (drone, military, UAM/AAM, surveying, mapping, firefighting, station, unmanned robot, leisure, broadcasting) △Utilizing industry (photography, control, spatial information, logistics, disaster management, security, reconnaissance, construction, deep sea exploration) Etc.) △Parts and technology (communication, ground control, autonomous flight, system and S/W technology, fuel cell sensor, motor, battery, etc.) △Service (education, finance, rental, insurance, investment consulting, etc.) △ Institutions (related institutions, associations/organizations, universities)
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