Where it fits

Use Cases

Distances and terrain that are underserved by both cars and commercial aviation today — and a few places where the auxiliary air-cushion mode earns its place on the airframe.

Flying Squirrel over open wetland — Remote and rural access — where paved infrastructure is absent or seasonal.

Remote access

Terrain that grounds everything else

Open wetland, marsh, and swamp have no roads and no clear channel for a boat. Flying Squirrel reaches a site like this by flight, then continues under fan power in the auxiliary air-cushion mode — no second landing, no change of vehicle.

Lake houses, hunting and fishing camps, and ranches where the road is unpaved, seasonal, or simply doesn't reach far enough fall in the same category.

Flying Squirrel on a suburban street — Personal and regional transport, door to door.

Everyday transport

The 50–300 km gap

Regional distances that are too far for comfortable driving and not served by commercial aviation are exactly the range Flying Squirrel's standard mission targets. Air-cushion mode lets it settle directly at the destination instead of needing a second leg of ground transport after landing.

Further out

Beyond the daily commute

Waterfront and island communities

Fly between points, then continue over open water at the destination — one vehicle instead of switching between a car and a boat.

Emergency and utility support

Terrain that grounds wheeled vehicles, at an operating cost target well below a dedicated helicopter fleet.

A new personal-vehicle category

A long-term second-vehicle or recreational category, in the spirit of how personal watercraft and light aircraft created markets alongside cars and airliners.