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About Y6S Plus

Y6S Plus is an electric passenger-aircraft concept using six independently powered rotors around a carbon-composite cabin. The proposed architecture provides triple redundancy across selected propulsion and control functions and avoids the runway required by a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. Autonomous Flight stated a cruise speed of approximately 125 mph, range of about 80 miles and capacity for six occupants.

The aircraft was intended to support urban and regional routes between vertiports, with the company responsible for the airframe, electric propulsion, flight controls and planned autonomous operation. Assembly and delivery were originally targeted for 2023. Y6S Plus remains a historical development concept and has not entered customer service as a commercial eVTOL aircraft.

Timeline

Autonomous Flight announces Y6S Plus order-book opening
2022-01-04 - Market Signal - Autonomous Flight opened the order book for its six-seat battery-electric Y6S Plus concept. The aircraft was presented with a 125 mph target speed and an 80-mile target range. The company targeted initial assembly in 2023 and customer deliveries from 2024.
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Autonomous Flight raises £5M Series A for eVTOL development
2021-04-26 - Funding - The Series A provided £5 million, reported at about $7 million. The financing supported development of the Y6S family of battery-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing aircraft. The round followed the company's full-scale prototype work and preceded its Y6S Plus order-book campaign.
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Autonomous Flight unveils six-seat Y6S Plus eVTOL concept
2021-01-13 - Product Launch - The Y6S Plus used a tricopter layout with two tilting coaxial front rotors and a third coaxial rotor behind the main wing. The company targeted a 200 km/h cruise speed and roughly 130 km of range from swappable lithium battery packs. The larger six-seat cabin was positioned for scheduled point-to-point shuttle services rather than immediate on-demand air-taxi operations.
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