AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboprop | ||
| Application | Amphibious, Cargo | ||
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Heavy-lift seaplane X-Plane that operates efficiently Wing-in-Ground effect, for delivering cargo (in development).
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| GA-ASI Liberty Lifter | 2023 / | 2024 | General Atomics' design concept for Liberty Lifter with twin fuselage and 12 turboshaft pusher-propellers, not selected for further development as did not meet project's ambitions. |
| Aurora Flight Sciences Liberty Lifter | 2023 / | High-wing design concept for Liberty Lifter with single fuselage and 8 turboprop engines. |
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