Kitty Hawk Corporation

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Kitty Hawk Corporation
FormerlyZee.Aero
Company typePrivate
IndustryAircraft
Founded2010; 16 years ago (2010)
FounderSebastian Thrun
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
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U.S.
Key people
Sebastian Thrun (President and CEO)
Websitekittyhawk.aero

Kitty Hawk Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer producing electric ultralight aircraft.

History

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The company was founded as Zee.Aero in 2010.[1] It was supported by Google's co-founder Larry Page.[2] In September 2022, it was announced that the company was winding down, though their joint venture with Boeing, Wisk Aero would continue.[3]

Products

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Kitty Hawk Flyer

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Kitty Hawk Flyer on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.

The Flyer was an ultralight aircraft which was kept aloft by eight battery-powered propellers.[4][5] The engineering was led by Cameron Robertson and Todd Reichert.[6] The production Flyer was introduced on 6 June 2018. A license was not required to pilot the Flyer, as it was built under US FAR Part 103 ultralight regulations.[7] After 25,000 unmanned or crewed flights combined, using 111 aircraft, Kitty Hawk ended the programme on 3 June 2020;[8] CEO Sebastian Thrun stated that, with Flyer, the company "could not find a path to a viable business".[9]

Cora PAV

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Main article: Wisk Cora

Since March 2018, Kitty Hawk Corporation had been testing an autonomous, electric air taxi prototype in New Zealand called Cora and code-named Zee.Aero.[10][11]

In 2019, the Kitty Hawk Cora autonomous personal air vehicle prototype was split off into a joint venture between Wisk Aero LLC and Boeing, becoming the Wisk Cora.[12][13] In December 2019, the Cora team was rebranded and spun off as a separate company called Wisk Aero.[14]

Kitty Hawk Heaviside

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In 2019, Kitty Hawk introduced a new aircraft called the Heaviside.[15] It is designed to be quieter than normal aircraft.[16][17]

Kitty Hawk H2 (Heaviside 2)

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In 2022, Kitty Hawk introduced the 2nd iteration of its Heaviside, named H2.[18]

References

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