Study on the Feasibility of Introducing eVTOL Based on Comparison of Travel Time and Travel Cost Required for eVTOL and Existing Means of Transportation

For Travel between Major Cities in Kyushu

Abstract

In recent years, research and development of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) has been progressing around the world, and in Japan, activities such as demonstration tests and route design for its introduction have begun in various regions. This study explores the combination of two points where travel time can be reduced compared to existing means of transportation in the hypothetical case of eVTOL operation, and organizes the conditions for points where the implementation of eVTOL would have significant advantages. The results of the analysis, which focused on travel time and amount of money required, showed that eVTOL is highly effective on routes that cross ocean areas such as bays and mountainous areas, and that largely bypass land routes.