OUR AIRCRAFT
Hybrid, All Electric, and Cargo Variants
Energy and Power are two different things
One source for energy. One source for power. One practical workhorse.
Maxwell's Hybrid Direct Drive combines a small new innovative compound boost compression ignition engine using energy dense Jet A for cruise with powerful lightweight electric motors, and very little battery weight, in a direct propeller-drive architecture. The lightweight turbo diesels provide endurance from energy-dense fuel; the lightweight electric motors provide ultra-high power for take-off and rapid climb.
Together, they deliver payload, range and operational flexibility that battery-only aircraft cannot possibly provide. Each source doing what it does best outperforms any heat engine only system. Piston heat engines weigh too much when pushed to the power levels desired for high payload takeoffs from unimproved runways and water. Small turbines are inherently fuel inefficient (it’s the physics not the engineering) and made worse when operating at low altitudes.
The Maxwell M1 All Electric
The M1- E is the all-electric version of the carbon fiber and Kevlar Gweduck that is now in serial production. It’s a lighter, stronger, stiffer version of the original and flight proven fiberglass composite Gweduck, itself a 5th generation evolution of the famous Grumman seaplanes.
M1- E Specifications
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Twin 10 inch diameter electric motors for improved aerodynamics
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Proven design with a multi-year flight history and thousands of hours of flight time
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130-knot cruise
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Total range 235 miles
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Useful range 200 miles (allowing for 35-mile safety and battery life preservation)
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Useful Payload 1,400 lbs.
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Twin motors with instantly reversible props for best-in-class docking and maneuvering
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High wing with retractable floats for excellent docking performance
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Slightly protruding tires for dock bumpers
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Flying boat design for superior rough water performance
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All carbon fiber and Kevlar construction for zero corrosion
The Maxwell M1 Hybrid Cargo
The Cargo variant of the M1 Hybrid with a five foot oversize cargo loading door and internal tie downs for rapid loading and unloading. The lowest possible operating costs for air transport of ton class cargo in medium to long distance missions. The ultimate in flexibility from beach, to dock, to short or unimproved runways. And so quiet you can come and go without waking the neighbors.
M1- HC Specifications
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Proven airframe with a multi-year flight history and thousands of hours of flight time
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135-knot cruise
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Total range 900 miles
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Useful Payload 2,000 lbs.
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Twin motors with instantly reversible props for best-in-class docking and maneuvering
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High wing with retractable floats for excellent docking performance
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Slightly protruding tires for dock bumpers
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Flying boat design for superior rough water performance
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All carbon fiber and Kevlar construction for zero corrosion
The Maxwell M1 Hybrid
The M1 Hybrid is nothing less than a breakthrough in flexible air transport. Combining new compound turbo diesels with powerful small electric motors on a common shaft unleashes a new standard in payload and range. Huge payload, long range and quiet takeoff.
1,500 HP for Takeoff, 300 HP for Cruise.
