title: Pipistrel Nuuva V300
text: # Pipistrel Nuuva V300
  
  The Pipistrel Nuuva V300 is an unmanned hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft currently under development by Pipistrel and projected to be released in 2023. The aircraft has eight electric motors driving propellers providing lift as well as a single internal combustion engine driving a propeller providing thrust. The company claims that the aircraft will be able to operate with a typical cargo weight of 300 kg (661 lb) and a typical range of 300 km (162 nmi). In October 2020 the company announced that the aircraft would implement a Honeywell fly-by-wire system.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The aircraft is a tandem wing design, with the rear wing of a larger wingspan than the front one. Both wings are attached to a fuselage, which features a large front door on the nose to access the internal 3 $m^3$ (110 cu ft) cargo hold and an internal combustion engine with a pusher propeller at the rear end.
  
  A pair of booms, one at each side of the aircraft, connect both wings and serve primarily to support eight electric engines intended for vertical propulsion. Each electric engine turns a 2-blade propeller.
  
  In October 2020 the company announced that the aircraft would implement a Honeywell fly-by-wire system with triple redundancy for the autonomous flight control of the vehicle. The flight itself would be autonomous but managed remotely by a ground-based operator.
  
  Pipistrel is planning for the Nuuva V300 to enter service in the second half of 2023. A smaller variant, the Nuuva V20, is expected to start operating as early as 2021 and would carry payloads of up to 20 kg (44 lb).
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from manufacturer. and eVTOL News
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: none
  * Capacity: up to 460 kg (1,010 lb) of cargo on 3 euro-pallets
  * Length: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
  * Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
  * Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
  * Wing area: 23 $m^2$ (250 sq ft)
  * Max takeoff weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 81 L (21 US gal) typical, 410 L (110 US gal) maximum, MOGAS, AVGAS or car gasoline
  * Powerplant: 1 × internal combustion aircraft engine
  * Powerplant: 8 × Pipistrel E-811 electric engine, powered by lithium batteries
  * Propellers: 2-bladed vertical lift units
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph, 119 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 165 km/h (102 mph, 89 kn)
  * Range: 300 km (190 mi, 160 nmi) with 300 kg of payload
  * Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
  
  Avionics
  
  * Honeywell compact fly-by-wire system
  