Wisk Gen 6

Quick Summary
Wisk Gen 6 is an experimental airworthiness certificate holding aerial vehcil. Wisk operates as an eVTOL flying taxi with deployable rotors for vertical takeoff and landing and a single pusher propeller for sustained forward flight.
Stage of Development
Preliminary Design
Technical Details
Aircraft Type: Winged VTOL
Powerplant: All-electric
Range: 25 miles
Top Speed: 100 mph
Passenger Capacity: Two passengers
Propeller Configuration: 6 lift propellers under each wing (non-tilting), 1 rear pusher-propeller for forward thrust.
Autonomy Level: Autonomous
Dimensions: 36ft wingspan
Other Information:
Operating Altitude: Between 500 ft to 3000 ft
Regulation: Cora has an experimental airworthiness certificate from both the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). We are working with the CAA on further certification goals to bring an air taxi service to the commercial market.
Funding: $6.5M (unconfirmed), with backing from Google co-founder Larry Page
Our Take on Wisk Gen 6
Cora is poised for great success in the flying taxi industry - the biggest hurdle to overcome for the company at this point is regulatory. Cora made its first flight in October of 2017, and sparked a large amount of media attention. The path forward will be a pioneering one for the Mountain View, CA based company, as no other manufacturer has attempted certification with the New Zealand CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) that is known to date. If the company can successfully navigate this certification process and argue for equivalency under the United State's Federal Aviation Administration, KittyHawk has the potential to be one of the leading manufacturers of flying taxis to both private and commercial users. Additionally, the first flight of the KittyHawk Flyer drew even more attention to KittyHawk, as the Flyer requires no pilot.