Invo Station

INVO Station is an electric personal aircraft company based in San Francisco, California. The site describes the INVO as an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for three people. The aircraft is 16 feet across and 2.20 metres tall. The site offers pre-orders and a waitlist.

The design draws from Leonardo da Vinci. The site says the exterior echoes his Armoured Car of 1485. The flying mechanism reflects his Aerial Screw of 1489. The aircraft is shaped as two cones meeting at a sharp rim, with a dome at each end.

The aircraft has twelve ducted lift units under the upper cone. They are driven by induction spherical motors. The company says the aircraft can hold altitude on any four of them. The cabin has three seats facing each other around a center table. The company says its solid-state battery cells total 75 kWh and form the floor. It estimates a range of 200 to 300 miles on a charge.

The company says the hull works as a heat sink. Air enters at the top dome, runs down the inside of the hull, and leaves through the bottom. The entrance is a lower panel that drops and becomes a staircase. Eight cameras sit behind each dome. The company says NVIDIA Thor runs the flight system.

The site lists several models. The V0 INVO Moon is described as in production now. The V0 AREA 51 is a limited edition of fifty-one aircraft with flat sheets. The V3 INVO Earth and V4 INVO Mars are in design.

The company's stated goal is to cut traffic time. The site says the average American spends about 100 minutes a day in traffic. The company also lists investor, media, and careers pages. Careers focus on hardware, software, and autonomy, based in San Francisco.