# Wisk Cora > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wisk_Cora > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wisk_Cora.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisk_Cora > Source revision: 1328569111 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Wisk Cora**, also known as **Generation 4** and **Generation 5**, is an American autonomous [personal air vehicle](/source/Personal_air_vehicle) [prototype](/source/Prototype) previously developed by the [Kitty Hawk Corporation](/source/Kitty_Hawk_Corporation), and subsequently by [Wisk Aero](/source/Wisk_Aero).[1] ## History The Kitty Hawk Corporation first presented the Cora publicly in March 2018. The company is named after the location near which the Wright brothers' first powered flight took place.[2] The Cora is a two-seater development of the Zee Aero Z-P2. The individual approvals of the Cora by the [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration) (FAA) were done under the name Zee Aero Mule SPA,[3] then as Kitty Hawk Mule SPA.[4] The development, testing and operation takes place in collaboration with the [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) subsidiary Zephyr Airworks, founded by Kitty Hawk in December 2016.[5] In June 2019 the Kitty Hawk Corporation and [Boeing](/source/Boeing) agreed to collaborate in the field of urban air mobility.[6] For this purpose, a company called Wisk Aero LLC was founded on December 2, 2019. Zephyr Airworks became Wisk New Zealand.[7] After approval by the government, a trial operation with the Cora took place in New Zealand in February 2020.[8] With the termination of BoeingNeXT operations in mid-2020, some doubt existed on the continued relationship between Wisk and Boeing.[9] By 2021 Zephyr Airworks planned to set up an air taxi service in New Zealand. It is planned that the aircraft will only be used for the flight service planned in cooperation with Air New Zealand.[10] In January 2022, Wisk Aero announced a $450 million investment by Boeing, to further develop the Wisk Cora pilot-less flying taxis.[11] The Cora made its first public flight demonstration at the [EAA AirVenture Oshkosh](/source/EAA_AirVenture_Oshkosh) on July 25, 2023.[12] ## Design The Cora has 12 electric motors for hovering at two fixed wings, each with 6 [propellers](/source/Propeller) (with near vertical axis), three in front of the wing and three behind. For horizontal flight there is a separately driven pressure propeller. An [overall rescue system](/source/Ballistic_parachute) is provided for emergencies. The [first flight](/source/First_flight) was on March 13, 2018, in [Mountain View, California](/source/Mountain_View,_California).[13] ## Variants **Generation 4**- The first Cora variant and the fourth Wisk aircraft overall.[14] **Generation 5**- Improved version of the Generation 4 with redesigned tail booms and improved internal systems.[15][16] ## See also - [Air taxi](/source/Air_taxi) ## References 1. Boyle, Alan (December 9, 2019). ["After ups and downs, Boeing and Kitty Hawk reboot flying-car venture as Wisk"](https://www.geekwire.com/2019/ups-downs-boeing-kitty-hawk-reboot-flying-car-venture-wisk/). *GeekWire*. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 1. ["Boeing and Kitty Hawk Form Strategic Partnership"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190826194827/https://kittyhawk.aero/boeing-kittyhawk/). *kittyhawk.aero*. 25 Jun 2019. Archived from [the original](https://kittyhawk.aero/boeing-kittyhawk/) on August 26, 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020. 1. ["FAA REGISTRY, ZEE AERO"](https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=ZEE+AERO&Modeltxt=MULE&PageNo=1). *FAA Registry*. Retrieved 18 March 2020.[dead link] 1. ["FAA REGISTRY, KITTY HAWK"](https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=KITTY+HAWK&Modeltxt=MULE&PageNo=1). *FAA Registry*. Retrieved 18 March 2020.[dead link] 1. ["Wisk (Kitty Hawk) Cora"](https://evtol.news/aircraft/kitty-hawk-cora/). *eVTOL News*. Retrieved 18 March 2020. 1. ["Kitty Hawk Announcements"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200424165911/https://evtol.news/2019/08/24/kitty-hawk-announcements/). *eVTOL News*. Archived from [the original](https://evtol.news/2019/08/24/kitty-hawk-announcements/) on April 24, 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020. 1. ["The journey continues with Wisk"](https://wisk.aero/blog/welcome-to-the-world-of-wisk/). *wisk.aero*. 2 Dec 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020. 1. ["Cora Announced for World First Trial"](https://wisk.aero/about/). *Wisk Aero*. 25 Jun 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020. 1. ["Boeing NeXt To Close, Raising Doubts over eVTOL Activities"](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-09-17/boeing-next-close-raising-doubts-over-evtol-activities). *AINonline*. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021. 1. ["Larry Page's Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode"](https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/business/dealbook/flying-taxis-larry-page.html). *NY Times*. 12 Mar 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020. 1. Kovach, Steve (January 24, 2022). ["Boeing invests $450 million in flying taxi developer Wisk"](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/24/boeing-invests-450-million-in-flying-taxi-developer-wisk.html). *CNBC*. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 1. Carey, Bill (July 26, 2023). ["Wisk Conducts First Public Autonomous eVTOL Flight"](https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-propulsion/wisk-conducts-first-public-autonomous-evtol-flight). *[Aviation Week](/source/Aviation_Week)* 1. ["WISK Cora"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210720212830/https://transportup.com/wisk-cora/). *TransportUP*. Archived from [the original](https://transportup.com/wisk-cora/) on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021. 1. ["Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk) Cora (Generation 4) (technology demonstrator)"](https://evtol.news/wisk-aero-formerly-kitty-hawk-cora-generation-4). *evtol.news*. Retrieved 2024-03-25. 1. ["Wisk Aero Cora (Generation 5) (prototype)"](https://evtol.news/kitty-hawk-cora). *evtol.news*. Retrieved 2024-03-25. 1. ["Wisk's Previous 5 Generations of Aircraft"](https://wisk.aero/generations/). *Wisk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240324201019/https://wisk.aero/generations/) 2024-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-03-24. ## External links - [WISK Cora](https://wisk.aero/) - [Wisk (Kitty Hawk) Cora on Electric VTOL News](https://evtol.news/aircraft/kitty-hawk-cora/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wisk Cora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisk_Cora) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisk_Cora?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.