Vertiia: Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Passenger Aircraft

R&D Focus Areas:
Mobility

Lead Organisation:
AMSL Aero Pty Ltd

Partners:
University of Sydney, Mission Systems Pty Ltd, Careflight Limited

Status:
Completed

Start date:
January 2020

Completion date:
December 2021

Key contacts:
https://www.vertiia.com/contact

Funding:
AUD$3,000,000: CRC Projects (Round 8 award)

Project total cost:
AUD$11,027,757

Project summary description:
AMSL Aero is designing a hydrogen powered electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle (Vertiia). This project enabled the acceleration and optimisation of Vertiia, a passenger carrying and aeromedical electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with the aim of being the most efficient and longest range eVTOL aircraft globally. Vertiia’s use of hydrogen would put the aircraft design at the forefront of such development globally.

Related publications and key links:
CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au (Round 8 award)
Home | AMSL Aero Pty Ltd

Higher degree studies supported:
Not applicable.

This description is based on information included in the CRC Projects award description.

 

May 2025