Jaunt Air Mobility is a startup company founded in April 2019. It is currently raising capital to use slowedrotor technology developed by Carter Aviation to take part in the Uber Elevate program for flying taxis.
Jaunt is a singlerotor compound helicopter that incorporates a patented rotor system, which enables both VTOL and highspeed flight. The rotor system is capable of reducing the hover RPM to onethird for cruise, which significantly reduces noise and drag. The rotor lift and speed are reduced in accordance with speed until approximately 150 knots, where the wing is providing all the lift and the rotor is completely unloaded and freespinning to minimise drag.