Farnborough · Jul 21-25

A hybrid that aims higher.

460km/hr

Max speed

800km

Max range

7

Capacity

(1 pilot + 6)
680kg

Payload

$0.97

Cost per
available seat mile*

*500 miles use

A helicopter’s agility, an aircraft’s speed

Designed to transform regional flight, the Cavorite X7’s patented HOVR fan-in-wing technology enables it to take off vertically powered by electric motors. Reaching flying altitude, the wings conceal the fans and the X7 transitions to gas-powered forward flight at twice the speed of a helicopter.

Actual large-scale prototype

Operating at another level

The hybrid-electric Cavorite X7 is specifically built to provide advantages and efficiencies that can advance critical missions.

Performance

The X7 not only flies faster, goes further and carries more weight than other hybrids or eVTOLS, but delivers much lower operating costs per mile, including those of most comparable helicopters.

Versatility

With its vertical and conventional take-off and landing capability, swift flight, multiple cabin configurations, and no ground charging, the X7 is ideal for a range of missions from medevac to defense to search and rescue.

Safety

Adapting proven and emergent technologies, the X7’s design, fan-in-wing system and hybrid-electric power collectively provide high redundancy, durability and reliability in all-weather conditions.

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No runway, no charging:

just exceptional range.

The Cavorite X7 prototype will carry one pilot and up to six people with as much as 1,500 pounds of useful load. 

Delivering critical medical supplies to remote communities.

Enabling the medevac of injured patients to a hospital nearly twice as fast as a traditional helicopter.

Responding to natural disasters more promptly and effectively.

Hybrid tech: pragmatically engineered

By developing the X7 from existing technologies and integrating innovative, emergent systems, we’ve created a wholly new hybrid aircraft with the built-in reliability and capabilities needed for an array of vital operations. Our advanced hybrid-electric power system affords the rapid deployment, range, nimbleness and speed that give lessors and operators significant advantages in the commercial, military and municipal emergency services sectors.
  1. Joby Aviation, Production Launch Investor Presentation, June 2023.
  2. Aircraft shown is a large-scale prototype.