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SkyDrive SD-05 Prototype

By SkyDrive Inc. · Japan · eVTOL air taxis

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Passengers
2 persons
Range
15–40 km
Cruise speed
Not disclosed
Piloting
Piloted
Price
Not published

14 sourced values · 6 not disclosed (70% disclosed)Checked by our QA desk on 2026-10-20Official pageReport an error

Against other eVTOL aircraft

Where the published figures sit among the 12 eVTOL aircraft in our database. Only robots whose makers publish the same figure are counted.

FigureSkyDrive SD-05MedianRangeRobots publishing it
Passengers2 persons4 persons1 persons – 5 persons · 12 robots1 persons – 5 persons12
Top speed100 km/h185.7 km/h100 km/h – 322 km/h · 6 robots100 km/h – 322 km/h6
Max take-off weight1,400 kg1,200 kg620 kg – 2,400 kg · 6 robots620 kg – 2,400 kg6

SkyDrive Inc. publishes 14 of the 20 figures we track for the SkyDrive SD-05 (70%). The median across the 12 eVTOL aircraft in our database is 65%, so it discloses more than 8 of them. Not published by the maker: cruise speed.

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Full specifications

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Launch
Announced
Not disclosedNot disclosed
Status
PrototypeManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-20)
Body
Dimensions
Length 12,100 mm × Width 11,400 mm × Height 3,000 mmManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Weight
1,400 kg (3,086 lb)ManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Aircraft
Passengers
2 personsManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Range
15–40 kmManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Cruise speed
Not disclosedNot disclosed
Top speed
100 km/hManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-10)Conditions: Maker labels figure "Max. cruising speed"; no separate top speed stated
Max take-off weight
1,400 kg (3,086 lb)ManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Payload
Not disclosedNot disclosed
Piloting
PilotedManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Propulsion
12 main motors, each attached to one rotor (multicopter)ManufacturerSource: skydrive.co.jp (2026-10-05)
Certification
FAA accepted the type certificate application for the SD-05 (SKYDRIVE) on 29 Apr 2024, submitted through JCAB; no certificate stated as grantedManufacturerSource: en.skydrive2020.com (2026-10-10)
Flight time
Not disclosedNot disclosed
Power
Battery
Not disclosedNot disclosed
Safety
Certifications
Not disclosedNot disclosed

Cite: RankedRobot, https://rankedrobot.com/robots/skydrive-sd-05/ (checked 2026-10-20) · Open data

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Passengers
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Range
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Cruise speed
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Piloting
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Price
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