Horizon Aircraft Completes Cavorite X7 Preliminary Design Review
Horizon Aircraft has completed a preliminary design review for its Cavorite X7 demonstrator and is targeting a first flight in 2027.
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Horizon Aircraft has completed the preliminary design review, or PDR, for the Cavorite X7. The company is continuing work on outstanding development items and aims to fly the demonstrator for the first time in 2027.
Key details
- The Cavorite X7 uses ducted fans integrated into its wing and canard for vertical takeoff and landing.
- Horizon Aircraft continues work on outstanding development items.
The Cavorite X7’s ducted fans sit in its wing and canard to support vertical takeoff and landing.
Why it matters
The PDR marks a design milestone for the aircraft, whose wing and canard fans are intended to support vertical takeoff and landing. The next stated program target is the demonstrator’s first flight.
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