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Wisk Cora

Cora is the autonomous air taxi aircraft developed by Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk). A 2-seat, fully autonomous (pilotless) eVTOL with 12 fixed-pitch lift rotors and a pusher propeller, with approximately 40 km range and 150 m/min climb rate. Cora has been tested extensively in Wairarapa, New Zealand since 2019 under New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority approval, accumulating thousands of test flights. Wisk has not publicly announced the exact number of Cora aircraft produced; reports through 2023 indicate dozens of vehicles in the fleet. Wisk is developing a next-generation replacement (Generation 6) aimed at commercial certification.

Wisk Cora is an aerial robot built by Wisk Aero. · Documented in 1 deployment in Masterton.


Machine-readable surfaces

Form factor
aerial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
ID
b4ee4944-80b3-4701-8eb0-b776913c6c58

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Recent deployments (1)

Sources (2)

  1. https://wisk.aero/cora/ · 2023-01-01
  2. https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/12/wisk-aero-is-the-new-company-created-from-the-cora-air-taxi-project/ · 2019-03-12

Common questions

What is Wisk Cora?
Cora is the autonomous air taxi aircraft developed by Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk). A 2-seat, fully autonomous (pilotless) eVTOL with 12 fixed-pitch lift rotors and a pusher propeller, with approximately 40 km range and 150 m/min climb rate. Cora has been tested extensively in Wairarapa, New Zealand since 2019 under New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority approval, accumulating thousands of test flights. Wisk has not publicly announced the exact number of Cora aircraft produced; reports through 2023 indicate dozens of vehicles in the fleet. Wisk is developing a next-generation replacement (Generation 6) aimed at commercial certification.
Who makes Wisk Cora?
Wisk Cora is made by Wisk Aero, based in Mountain View, California, USA, founded in 2019.
Where is Wisk Cora deployed?
1 verified deployment of Wisk Cora is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Masterton.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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Methodology surface for Wisk Cora.