Defining the Type 7 design language.
Project Overview
Autavia Type 7-1 began as a configuration and system-architecture study. It defined the relationship between vertical take-off, forward flight, distributed propulsion and mission equipment.
Autavia · 2024
First-generation Type 7 configuration study
Autavia Type 7-1
The first Type 7 iteration established the series configuration language, mission boundary and system decomposition for later tilt-rotor development.
SeriesAutavia Type 7 Series
PlatformTilt-rotor concept
RoleConfiguration and architecture definition
DevelopmentConcept · CAD · System planning
01 / overview
02 / configuration
A platform organised around transition flight.
Configuration Study
The concept explored a tilt-rotor arrangement with a fixed centre wing, distributed electric propulsion and a modular fuselage volume.
01
Vertical deployment
Rotor placement supports compact take-off and landing operations.
02
Forward flight
Wing-borne cruise provides the aerodynamic basis for longer-range missions.
03
Modular payload
The central body reserves space for sensing, communication and mission equipment.
03 / architecture
From aircraft configuration to a connected system.
System Boundary
The first-generation study separated the platform into propulsion, energy, flight control, mission payload and ground interaction layers.
A
Flight platform
Airframe, wing and propulsion arrangement.
B
Control layer
Attitude control, transition management and actuator coordination.
C
Mission layer
Payload interface, communication and ground-side planning.
04 / evolution
A reference point for later Type 7 iterations.
Series Evolution
Type 7-2 advanced the concept toward a physical prototype. Type 7-3 expanded the system around mission planning and integrated autonomy.
Connected knowledge
