No more emissions in the skies.
The Celera 500L was designed for transcontinental range with operating costs equal to or better than commercial airline ticket pricing per passenger basis. This criterion requires extremely low drag across the entire aircraft with a highly fuel-efficient propulsion system. To achieve this, extensive laminar shapes were used for the wings, fuselage, and tail sections —The fuel efficiency of the aircraft is due to its unique shape, which delivers a 59 percent reduction in drag.
The Celera runs on a 550-horsepower combustion engine and is able to carry six passengers up to 4,500 nautical miles at cruise speeds of more than 460 mph . Celera has a glide ratio of 22:1, meaning that the aircraft can glide for up to 120 miles with the engines turned off. This allows Celera to cut $328 hourly operating costs and operate at a much smaller cost than similar aircraft.
Otto Aviation has announced that the company officially concluded Phase One testing of its Celera 500L aircraft with 55 successful test flights and roughly 51 hours of flight time. Several flights reached airspeeds of more than 250 mph at altitudes up to 15,000 feet which rises to an airspeed of 460 mph at 50,000 feet .
“We couldn’t be more excited in this step toward our mission of having a production aircraft in 2025, and we look forward to beginning the next phase of development where we will take the aircraft to higher altitudes and higher speeds,” Otto Jr. added. “We’re excited that the initial designs are delivering on the comfort and ranges desired by potential customers,” said Otto Aviation CTO David Bogue.
Otto projects that a viable zero-emission aircraft will be available by 2027, and we're excited to see this unique aircraft in the skies.
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