If you are searching for the Kitty Hawk Flyer price or whether it is for sale, here is the short answer: the Flyer was never sold to the public and the program was shut down in 2020. Backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, the Kitty Hawk Flyer was an experimental single-seat electric flying vehicle, an ultralight eVTOL designed to hover low over water rather than a road-legal flying car you could buy. Below is what it was, how it performed, and the modern eVTOL machines you can actually own today.
What was the Kitty Hawk Flyer?
Larry Page unveiled his plans to work on a flying car project under the Kitty Hawk name: a unique single-seat aircraft designed to fly over water surfaces. The company eventually showed an updated, functional version that flew like a hover-bike crossed with a drone. It qualified under the US FAA Part 103 ultralight category, which is why it was marketed as a personal aircraft you could fly without a pilot's license.
How did the Kitty Hawk Flyer perform?
Weighing just 250 pounds, the Flyer used 10 battery-powered propellers and was easily controllable through two joysticks. Its unique design resembled a catamaran connected to drone rotors. Built for flying over water, the Flyer had a maximum operating height of 10 feet and a limited speed of 20 mph, with a flight time of roughly 12 to 20 minutes. The ride never went fully public, although the company stepped into the marketing stage by including famous YouTuber Casey Neistat in early demos.
What about the Kitty Hawk Cora?
Kitty Hawk also worked on the Cora, a two-seater electric aircraft designed for vertical takeoff and landing in urban environments. Powered by multiple rotors, the company aimed to make the Cora part of an autonomous air-taxi network, landing a deal with the government of New Zealand to test it there. At the time, many engineers cautioned that practical eVTOL flight was still years away, since flight demands enormous power and the power-to-weight ratio of the era was not yet efficient enough for everyday electric VTOL. The Flyer program was ultimately cancelled in 2020.
Which flying cars and eVTOLs can you actually buy?
While the Kitty Hawk Flyer is gone, personal flight has moved on, and several eVTOLs and flying cars are now available. Browse the curated flying cars, eVTOL and ultralight aircraft collection on TheArsenale, or the wider airplanes and drones selection. Standout machines include the XPENG X2 eVTOL flying car and the EHang AAV autonomous passenger drone, both production-ready takes on the dream Kitty Hawk chased.
For a detailed technical history of the aircraft, see the specialist archive on eVTOL News, and for original coverage of the test-flight rollout read Aerospace Testing International.
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