Company to display full-scale S-A2 and convene
key stakeholders to advance AAM ecosystem
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Supernal
LLC – Hyundai Motor Group's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
company – today announced its return to the biennial Farnborough
International Airshow, where it will display its full-scale
electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle product
concept, S-A2, and share its progress toward launching commercial
flights in 2028. The event marks the introduction of S-A2 to the
aviation community and is the latest milestone in Supernal's
journey toward realizing safe and efficient everyday passenger air
travel.
Following its official debut in January, S-A2 will be on
display to the public in Supernal's airshow chalet (A025). The
aircraft is uniquely designed to get people in urban areas to their
destinations faster and leverages expertise from Supernal's
aerospace engineering teams in collaboration with Hyundai Motor
Group's automotive designers and manufacturing teams. S-A2 will
cruise at 120 mph and have an initial range of 60 miles to meet
typical city operation needs. The aircraft utilizes a distributed
electric propulsion architecture and will operate quietly to meet
community noise standards. Most importantly, S-A2 is engineered to
achieve global commercial aviation safety standards with a robust
airframe structure that includes redundant components in critical
systems such as powertrain, flight controls and avionics.
"We are eager to share Supernal's latest product milestone – our
eVTOL product concept – with the aviation industry as we work to
launch commercial Advanced Air Mobility operations in 2028," said
Jaiwon Shin, president of Hyundai
Motor Group and CEO of Supernal. "With our 'right product, right
market at the right time' philosophy, S-A2 embodies critical work
Supernal is conducting with fleet operators, suppliers, governments
and Hyundai Motor Group to ensure AAM becomes a safe, economically
viable and widespread mode of transportation in the coming
decades."
Supernal will initiate prototype testing of S-A2 in 2025; prior
to then, the company will begin flying its full-scale technology
demonstrator (FSTD). The FSTD test program will inform Supernal's
prototype vehicle by helping to mature and validate vehicle
systems, build flight testing capabilities and form strong supply
chains. The company today announced GKN successfully delivered
the full composite wing assembly for the FSTD and will deliver the
booms by the end of the month.
"2024 is a pivotal year for Supernal's eVTOL development,
marking the transition from engineering design to the build and
execution phases," said David
McBride, chief technology officer, Supernal. "In addition to
gaining instrumental learnings from our full-scale technology
demonstrator, we will also begin prototype development and continue
refining our production vehicle for scaled manufacturing in the
coming months."
In pursuit of integrating AAM into existing transit options,
Supernal continues to convene crucial stakeholders to responsibly
co-create the industry's ecosystem. At the airshow, Supernal will
host an industry panel in collaboration with the World Economic
Forum on Wednesday, July 24, at
10:00 a.m. Shin and leaders from
Honeywell and Kearney will share perspectives on solving AAM
challenges to adoption, such as regulatory gaps, the need for new
infrastructure and gaining public acceptance. In addition, Supernal
will advance and announce efforts related to AAM market development
at the airshow.
"We know an eVTOL vehicle is just one piece of the AAM puzzle,"
said Shin. "Building the entire ground-to-air ecosystem requires
thoughtful collaboration among leaders across all aspects of the
industry. The Farnborough International Airshow provides the right
platform to do just that."
Click here to learn more about Supernal's presence at the 2024
Farnborough International Airshow. Click here to access the
company's media kit.
About Supernal
Supernal (Su•per•nal) is an Advanced Air Mobility company that's
developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)
vehicle and the ground-to-air ecosystem to support the emerging
industry. As part of Hyundai Motor Group, Supernal is harnessing
world-class manufacturing, automation, supply chain and R&D
expertise to make this new, efficient transportation option widely
accessible in the coming decades. Simply put: Rather than being
first to market, we're building the right product and right market,
first. Visit Supernal's newsroom site for more information and
follow us on LinkedIn.
Contact
Jennifer Darland
Supernal
jennifer.darland@supernal.aero
Adam Konowe
Edelman – for Supernal
adam.konowe@edelman.com
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