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AMSL Aero's Vertiia eVTOL aircraft features a distinctive blown-wing architecture. (Image: AMSL Aero)

AMSL Aero is developing the Vertiia eVTOL aircraft to either carry up to four passengers or 500 kg (1,100 pounds) of cargo on flights of up to around 250 km (150 miles). In an air ambulance configuration, the vehicle's cabin could accommodate a patient and three medical personnel. 

The tilt-wing design consists of eight sets of motors and propellers installed across a blown-wing structure that surrounds the main fuselage. Initially, AMSL is planning for an all-electric propulsion system with batteries, but it also has longer-term ambitions to develop a hydrogen-powered model that it says could have a range of up to 1,000 km (600 miles). The company intends for the Vertiia to be operated either autonomously or with a pilot on board.

In March 2022, the company reported that it had already started flying several sub-scale demonstrator versions of the Vertiia. It has yet to publish a detailed timeline for the program, but has said that it has begun discussions with Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority for what is set to be the country's first domestically-developed eVTOL design.

AMSL is a member of the Greenbird consortium of companies and organizations working to progress advanced air mobility in Australia.

Outlook

Our objective assessment of this program’s probable success.

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  • Total investment funds available in proportion to the anticipated cost of getting an aircraft certified and in service
  • A company’s in-house capability (in terms of numbers of engineers, technical staff, and customer support teams)
  • The past experience of the company and its senior leadership in developing aircraft
  • The caliber and past experience of key program partners
  • Whether key aircraft systems have been selected and are available for use
  • Whether the preliminary design review has been completed
  • Whether the design for the full-scale prototype has been completed
  • Whether the type certification process has been formally initiated with an appropriate regulator
  • Whether the company has achieved a first flight with a full-scale prototype
  • The number of hours logged in a flight test program
  • Whether type certification has been achieved
  • The number of orders and commitment received for the aircraft
  • Whether the company has adequate facilities to begin series production of the aircraft
Our Methodology

AMSL Aero is an Australian start-up led by aeronautical engineer and pilot Andrew Moore and former Google executive Siobhan Lyndon. The company appears to have made some progress in test flights with sub-scale demonstrators for its planned five-seat Vertiia aircraft, but little information is available about the planned timeline for the program. As of September 2022, the company has yet to provide information about its current level of funding or plans to raise further capital.

Vertiia Models

Vertiia Specifications

Optionally-piloted vtol Lift + Cruise
Imperial/Metric

Performance

  • Passenger Capacity
    4
  • Range
    150 mi
  • Cruise Speed
    188 mph
  • Powerplant Type
    multi rotor
  • Power Source
    electric
  • Endurance
    n/a
  • Max Altitude
    n/a
  • Takeoff Distance
    n/a
  • Landing Distance
    n/a
  • Empty Weight
    n/a
  • MGTOW
    n/a
  • Payload Weight
    1,100 lb

Dimensions

  • Length
    n/a
  • Width
    n/a
  • Height
    n/a
  • Wingspan
    n/a

AMSL Aero is developing the Vertiia eVTOL aircraft to either carry up to four passengers or 500 kg (1,100 pounds) of cargo on flights of up to around 250 km (150 miles). In an air ambulance configuration, the vehicle's cabin could accommodate a patient and three medical personnel. 

The tilt-wing design consists of eight sets of motors and propellers installed across a blown-wing structure that surrounds the main fuselage. Initially, AMSL is planning for an all-electric propulsion system with batteries, but it also has longer-term ambitions to develop a hydrogen-powered model that it says could have a range of up to 1,000 km (600 miles). The company intends for the Vertiia to be operated either autonomously or with a pilot on board.

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