E‑Cite Air · A division of E‑Cite Motors Group

The personal
aircraft arrives.

A proven single-seat aircraft, refined with premium E‑Cite design and flying today. A two-seat program planned for shared flight. A four-seat aircraft envisioned for the future.

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E‑Cite Ascent is flying today · Two-seat and four-seat imagery shows future programs

The freedom of flight.
Made personal.

E‑Cite Air brings automotive intuition to vertical aviation. Redundant electric propulsion, simplified controls, and a compact footprint create an aircraft designed around the person in the seat, not the complexity of the machine.

Outside in flight.
Inside the cockpit.

The proven E‑Cite Ascent aircraft geometry, presented with distinctive E‑Cite colors and branding. The cockpit view is intentionally empty so the controls, titanium structure, and compact layout remain clear.

Fully enclosed pearl white and carbon E-Cite Ascent LX flying on visible landing skids above a fictional volcanic lake landscape
01 Open flight · distant side profile
Empty E-Cite Ascent cockpit showing the central flight display, installed side joystick, titanium structure, and black and champagne trim
02 Cockpit · controls and structure

One aircraft now.
Two programs ahead.

Aircraft flying today · Single seat

E‑Cite Ascent

The current E‑Cite aircraft: a compact single-seat eVTOL built on a proven flight design with a titanium tube airframe, carbon-fiber body panels, four folding booms, coaxial electric propulsion, intelligent stabilization, and joystick control.

60 mphComputer-limited speed
Up to 50 minMaximum endurance
1Occupant

Performance varies by configuration, payload, weather, battery condition, and operating conditions.

The current single-seat aircraft is presented in three E‑Cite configurations. Future programs remain development concepts.

Options and equipment

Equipment is configuration- and market-dependent. Availability, installed weight, pricing, and regulatory eligibility will be confirmed in the final E‑Cite quotation.

Published option

Extra battery pack

An additional quick-change battery set for prepared ground operations.

Available option

Parachute + airbag

A recovery package available for selected configurations.

Published option

Charging equipment

Charging support for 110–120 V, 220–230 V, or 380 V service, with charge time dependent on available power.

Personalization

Color and livery

Exterior color and E‑Cite graphic treatments selected during final configuration.

E‑Cite concept

Mariner twin floats

A removable water-ready package under evaluation for weight, handling, and operating approval.

Included support

Training and after-sales

Initial operator training plus software, parts, and scheduled-maintenance guidance, with regional terms to be confirmed.

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Fully enclosed forest green E-Cite Ascent Mariner on smooth rudder-free twin floats while a man fishes from its open canopy on a remote mountain lake

E‑Cite Ascent
Mariner

A removable twin-pontoon package is being explored for water operations. Reinforced inflatable chambers and existing hard-point attachment preserve the shared E‑Cite Ascent frame with clean, rudder-free float profiles.

  • Streamlined inflatable twin floats
  • Reinforced multi-chamber construction
  • Concept option subject to weight and operational validation
8×distributed
propulsion

Confidence,
engineered in.

Safety is a system, not a feature. The E‑Cite Ascent architecture combines propulsion redundancy, real-time system monitoring, energy reserve logic, and intuitive flight controls.

  • 01
    Distributed electric propulsion

    Multiple independent drive units reduce single-point dependency.

  • 02
    Flight envelope protection

    Control software is designed to keep commands within the aircraft's validated operating envelope.

  • 03
    Available ballistic recovery

    A whole-aircraft parachute and airbag recovery package is available for selected configurations.

Designed with the rules
in view.

01 / E‑CITE ASCENT

Part 103 ultralight target

Single occupant. Target empty weight below 115.2 kg / 254 lb excluding qualifying safety devices, maximum full-power speed at or below 55 knots (approximately 102 km/h / 63 mph), and operations within Part 103 limitations. No FAA pilot certificate is required, though professional training is strongly recommended.

02 / E‑CITE 2

Light-sport category program

Two seats total. Intended for certification as powered-lift under the FAA's modernized light-sport framework and operation by an appropriately rated pilot. Final privileges depend on aircraft approval, endorsements, and operating rules.

03 / E‑CITE 4

Full type-certification program

Four seats total. Conceived for FAA powered-lift type certification under the special-class process in §21.17(b), with aircraft-specific pilot qualification and operating requirements. Certification is a development objective, not a current approval.

What to know
before you fly.

These answers organize the published technical information for the E‑Cite Ascent. Final specifications, support terms, pricing, and operating approvals depend on contract, configuration, and location.

01What is the E‑Cite Ascent?

It is a single-seat, manned ultralight eVTOL for recreation, exploration, training, and low-altitude experiences. Its core architecture combines a light titanium structure, carbon body panels, electronic stabilization, and intuitive flight controls.

02What configurations and endurance figures are published?

The source platform includes a lighter 70 kg / 154 lb rated and 90 kg / 198 lb maximum-pilot entry configuration with a published 30-minute figure; 90 kg / 198 lb rated and 120 kg / 265 lb maximum-pilot configurations with published 30-minute figures; and a long-endurance 90 kg / 198 lb rated and 120 kg / 265 lb maximum-pilot configuration with a published 50-minute figure. E‑Cite currently presents Core, Touring, and LX expressions; final mapping and equipment are still being defined.

03Does it require a runway?

No. The aircraft takes off and lands vertically. Every site still requires adequate clearance, suitable surface conditions, permission to operate, and compliance with local airspace and operating rules.

04How is the aircraft built and transported?

The structure uses an extra-high-strength titanium tube airframe with carbon-fiber body panels. The four motor booms fold inward so the aircraft can be transported in a suitable pickup bed or van.

05How is it controlled?

A multi-axis cockpit joystick manages climb, direction, and speed with continuous computer stabilization. The platform also supports operation from a ground-control station for supervised training and selected demonstration uses.

06What flight-assistance modes are available?

GPS-assisted mode provides automatic balancing and is intended to simplify stable flight. An advanced attitude mode reduces GPS assistance and requires the pilot to manage balance more directly; it is intended only for properly trained, experienced operators.

07How long does charging or a battery change take?

Published charging references are about one hour with 380 V / 70 A industrial power, about two hours with 220–230 V / 30 A service, and about three hours with 110–120 V / 15 A service. A prepared battery pack can be exchanged in approximately two minutes.

08What safety architecture is built in?

Published platform information describes multiple battery packs, motors, rotors, flight-control computers, and communication links to reduce single-point dependency. The motor and battery system is actively cooled, and optional airbag and whole-aircraft parachute equipment is available for selected configurations.

09What testing has been reported?

The supplier reports wind testing across steady and gusting conditions equivalent to Force 2 through Force 7, plus a single-motor-out demonstration intended to verify controlled flight and landing after partial propulsion loss. Operating limits are governed by the approved manual and training—not by a marketing test result.

10Is there FAA certification or registration under Part 103?

No application or FAA signoff creates Part 103 status. A vehicle that actually satisfies every Part 103 requirement does not receive an airworthiness certificate, registration, N-number, or FAA design approval, and its operator does not need a pilot or medical certificate. The operator must still be able to demonstrate compliance if the FAA inspects it. For an electric vehicle, propulsion batteries count toward the 115.2 kg / 254 lb empty-weight limit. If the aircraft misses even one eligibility limit—including one occupant, recreation-only use, weight, 55-knot (approximately 102 km/h / 63 mph) maximum full-power speed, or 24-knot (approximately 44 km/h / 28 mph) maximum power-off stall speed—it is not a Part 103 ultralight and needs a different certification and registration path.

11What training is included?

Training covers ground knowledge, basic flight principles, simulator work, supervised flight, emergency procedures, and local operating rules. Published delivery models include on-site instruction, online theory, and factory-based training; the available path depends on region and purchase terms.

12Where and how should it be flown?

The source program recommends initial low-altitude operation around 5–10 meters. Higher operation calls for advanced proficiency and additional safety equipment. Wind, temperature, visibility, time-of-day, terrain, and site limits are defined by the flight manual and instructor guidance.

13What is the purchase and delivery process?

Published supplier guidance estimates roughly one month from confirmed order to delivery, subject to production, destination, import, and logistics conditions. Aircraft, initial training, and after-sales support are generally included, while taxes, duties, freight, regional compliance work, and options are additional unless a quotation says otherwise.

14How are maintenance and support handled?

Owners follow the inspection and scheduled-maintenance program in the aircraft manual. Published support includes technical assistance, software updates, component upgrades, parts guidance, and scheduled-maintenance help. The referenced platform warranty is 12 months from delivery, with final E‑Cite terms to be stated in the purchase agreement.

15What is the status of the two-seat and four-seat aircraft?

The single-seat aircraft is the platform flying and being delivered today. A two-person model has been identified for mid-term development. The E‑Cite 4 remains a longer-term future concept; neither should be represented as current production flight hardware.

Automotive instinct.
Aerospace ambition.

As a division of E‑Cite Motors, E‑Cite Air carries a belief across categories: transformative machines should be thrilling to use and beautiful to own. We are translating that mindset upward.

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Open, semi-enclosed, and fully enclosed aircraft configurations assembled in a factory with all unapproved logos removed
E‑Cite Ascent is the current single-seat aircraft. E‑Cite 2 is planned development; E‑Cite 4 is a future aircraft vision.

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The E‑Cite Air vision

A shorter distance
between here and there.

We see personal vertical flight becoming a natural extension of mobility: electrically propelled, digitally managed, compact enough to live closer to where journeys begin.

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