We spend too much time confined to a two-dimensional network of concrete and asphalt. The dream of futurists has always been a flying vehicle capable of efficiently moving passengers from A to B.
Opener is realizing this dream in a safe, easy-to-operate, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle: BlackFly.
Opener's BlackFly heralds a new era of aviation. Time and money spent traveling and maintaining infrastructure will be reduced. People will go places they never thought possible.
Technology
Safety first
At Opener, we designed a new aircraft with safety as our highest priority. Fitted with triple-modular redundant flight systems, control surfaces, and sensors, our aircraft provides a new way to confidently take to the skies.
Tried and tested
- > 4,000 flights flown with payload
- > 109,000 propulsion system endurance flight cycles: equivalent to 139 circumnavigations of the earth
- > 500,000 propulsion system extreme punch test cycles
Fault-tolerant design
- Redundant motors, elevons, batteries
- Three fail-safe flight systems
- Isolated, distributed battery system
Ease of operation
- Software flight-envelope protection
- Return-to-Home button
- Demo Flight feature
- Soft-landing assist
- Geofence-capable
- Comprehensive training
Simple user interface
- Real-time alerts and notifications
- Intuitive joystick
Backup landing systems
- Ballistic Parachute System (BPS)
- Redundant propulsion
- Isolated distributed battery system
- Fault-tolerant elevon pairs
- Ballistic parachute
- Powered descent
- Triple-modular redundant controls
- Auto-Land feature
- Return-to-Home feature
- Demo Flight feature
Energy Consumption
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Noise
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BlackFly Specifications
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Description
Single seat
PAV (Personal Aerial Vehicle)
eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing)
Fixed tandem-wing aircraft
Full-electric propulsion
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Classification
Ultralight (USA)
Basic Ultralight (Canada)
Amphibious-capable (freshwater) -
Controls
Joystick, fly-by-wire electrical controls
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Structure
Epoxy-impregnated carbon fiber
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Landing surfaces
Grass, asphalt, snow, ice
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Safety
Triple-modular redundancy
Fault-tolerant design
8 fixed propulsion units
4 redundant elevon pairs
Ballistic parachute
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Operating conditions
20 mph max wind
-20 to 30 °C (-4 to 86 °F) temperature range
Non-precipitating
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Operator
Up to 6 ft 6 in / 200 lbs
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Size
13 ft 7 in wide
13 ft 5 in long
5 ft high
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Weight
343 lbs (empty) (USA)
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Battery
8 kWh (USA)
12 kWh (Intl) -
Charging (Intl)
120 V / 15 A 20% - 100% Charge 7.4 hrs 120 V / 20 A 20% - 100% Charge 5.5 hrs 240 V / 50 A 20% - 100% Charge 67 mins 240 V / 2x50 A 20% - 80% Charge 25 mins -
Range (with 20% reserve)
25 miles (USA, 200 lbs)
40+ miles (Intl, 200 lbs) - Static thrust (max.) 960 lbs
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Performance (Max. Take-off Weight)
Cruise Speed 62 mph (limited, USA) 80+ mph (Intl) Stall speed 0 mph Max. climb rate 500 fpm Max. descent rate 500 fpm Take-off run 36 in Landing distance 36 in
