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SKYDRIVE

SKYDRIVE SD-05 is a compact battery-electric eVTOL designed for a pilot and two passengers. SkyDrive lists 12 motors and rotors, a maximum cruise speed of...

Facts

Company
SkyDrive
Product type
evtol_aircraft
Status
development
Primary capability
Advanced air mobility
Website
https://skydrive.co.jp/en/airmobility/

About SKYDRIVE

SKYDRIVE uses 12 independently driven motors and rotors around a compact three-seat cabin for vertical take-off, landing and low-altitude cruise. The aircraft carries one pilot and two passengers, with published cruise speed reaching 110 kilometres per hour and range between approximately 15 and 40 kilometres.

SkyDrive is progressing the aircraft through Japanese and US certification programmes and preparing manufacturing with Suzuki. Flight demonstrations, vertiport partnerships and route-development projects are building the operating and maintenance systems required for commercial service.

Market context

Passenger eVTOL Aircraft, passenger_evtol, existing_category_first_with_rare_justified_aircraft_segment, Electric VTOL Aircraft, aircraft, 2026-08-19, Passenger eVTOL Aircraft, aircraft, resolved_to_canonical_category, evtol_aircraft, aircraft

Summary

Type: eVTOL aircraft

Core: SD-05

Function: Urban flights

Audience: AAM operators

Specifications

dimensions
12.1 m × 11.4 m × 3 m
maximum_cruise_speed
110 km/h km/h
maximum_takeoff_weight
1,400 kg kg
motor_count
12 motors
occupant_capacity
3 people
power_source
Battery electric
range
15-40 km km
rotor_count
12 rotors

Operations

Environment
Urban and regional air routes, Island medical-transport routes
Primary user
air_mobility_operators, pilots, passengers
Role
short_hop_passenger_transport, urban_air_mobility, regional_air_mobility
Interaction model
single_pilot_control, piloted_flight
Mobility class
piloted_multicopter_evtol
Product detail
Passenger eVTOL Aircraft, passenger_evtol, existing_category_first_with_rare_justified_aircraft_segment, Electric VTOL Aircraft, aircraft, 2026-08-19, Passenger eVTOL Aircraft, aircraft, resolved_to_canonical_category, evtol_aircraft, aircraft

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