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The Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle is an unmanned, autonomously flying, fully electric cargo air vehicle (CAV). It was made possible by an investment of Boeing HorizonX Ventures.[1]

Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle
Role	Cargo eVTOL Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing NeXt
Status	Under development

Development

At the beginning it was remote control-operated. Later it flew autonomously. The first flight tests have been in 2017. The CAV is for research of autonomy technology for aerospace vehicles in the future. In Boeing's Ridley Park wind tunnel flight tests have been finished. It was flying indoor in 2018 before outdoor flights in 2019. With the Boeing CAV there are new possibilities for the transport of time-sensitive and high-value goods and to conduct autonomous missions in remote or dangerous environments.[2][3] Its configuration evolved to six dual-rotor systems with 12 propellers and the first outdoor flights tests were done by May 2019, including forward flight transition.[4]

By September 2020, Boeing was to close its Boeing NeXt division, in response to financial losses in the wake of the 737 MAX groundings and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation.^{[citation needed]}

Design

The CAV was designed and built by 50 engineers in less than three months.[1][5]

Specifications

Data from Boeing[4] (also: cargo facts,[6] Electric VTOL News[7][8]^{[citation needed]})

General characteristics

• Crew: None (“The Cube” autopilot by ProfiCNC)
• Capacity: up to 500 pounds (227 kg) payload
• Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
• Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
• Height: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
• Empty weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,100 lb (499 kg)
• Powerplant: 6 × Vertical Electric dual propeller
• Maximum speed: 23 mph (37 km/h, 20 kn)
• Range: 1.0 mi (1.6 km, 0.87 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 390 ft (120 m)

Similar types

• Microdrone

Related developments

• Natilus

See also

• List of electric aircraft

References

External links

• Official website
• "Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle (EVTOL News)".

На других языках

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[de] Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle

Das Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle ist ein unbemanntes, selbststeuerndes, elektrisch angetriebenes Frachtluftfahrzeug (CAV), das senkrecht starten und landen kann. Es wurde durch eine Investition von Boeing HorizonX Ventures ermöglicht.[1]

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- [en] Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle

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[fr] Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle

Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle (CAV, en français : Véhicule aérien cargo) est un hexacoptère électrique à décollage et atterrissage vertical pour le fret. Il est développé par Boeing NeXt, une division du constructeur aérospatial américain Boeing[2]. Il a été rendu possible grâce à un investissement de Boeing HorizonX Ventures[3].

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