Pivotal has won the 2024 World Future Award for Best Advanced eVTOL Solution.
This recognition celebrates Pivotal’s achievements in the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of the Helix, its light eVTOL aircraft.
Ken Karklin, CEO of Pivotal, said; “Receiving the 2024 World Future Award, with Helix at the forefront of our achievements, is exciting and gratifying. We are proud of our leadership in the emerging eVTOL market and of our major innovations in the design, development, and delivery of light eVTOL aircraft.”
Now available for purchase, the Helix has powerful capabilities guided by intuitive controls through a simple user interface and a joystick. A 270-degree view and quiet operation allow pilots to become immersed in their natural surroundings, fostering a deep connection to the land and the aircraft itself. At the heart of this single-seat vehicle lies a robust fault-tolerant design, bolstered by triple modular redundant systems for safety and reliability.
Unlike a multicopter or a tilt-wing aircraft with complex tilting rotors or wings, Pivotal’s aircraft are based on a novel architecture, in which the entire vehicle tilts while transitioning between vertical flight and efficient, winged forward flight. This means that Pivotal aircraft offer significantly reduced mechanical complexity, lower weight, and far fewer points of potential failure compared to other eVTOL designs. The result is increased reliability and operator safety.
