VTOL/STOL
Capable
Mach 0.7
Cruise
1000 km
Range
ZERO
Emission
Pioneering the development of the world’s first High Speed Long Range VTOL-Jet for civil aviation.
A leap forward
The Ignis-Jet enables direct travel, bypassing the need for airport infrastructure and achieving unmatched average speeds for 400-600 km routes. This is especially impactful in regions like Central Europe and the Coastal US, where important cities lie relatively close to each other, and where avoiding high airport fees further adds value.
Private jets currently produce, by a large margin, the highest CO2-emissions per passenger-kilometer. Starting out with the smallest possible craft that delivers the greatest impact seems most reasonable, offering a practical path to aviation’s decarbonization. Along the way, the technologies researched and developed here will find broader application in other types of sustainable aircraft.
J-27 Ignis, grounded, in hovering flight mode
J-27 Ignis in cruising flightWhy this matters
Since the 1970s, aviation has faced two major unsolved challenges: creating an efficient high-subsonic VTOL-aircraft, and developing a Hypersonic aircraft. While both are fascinating and ambitious, the first offers a more immediate and practical opportunity.
Despite significant progress toward decarbonization in other industries, aviation remains stagnant—particularly jet-powered aviation, which struggles to find viable alternatives to fossil fuels. While solutions for short-haul flights do exist, they cannot yet compete in price or performance.
This technological lock-in demands a breakthrough.