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Wisk Cora

Cora is the autonomous air taxi aircraft developed by Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk).

Manufacturer
Wisk Aero
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
3 sources, view all

Key facts

Form factor

aerial

Seating capacity

2 seats

Autonomy level

fully autonomous (pilotless)

Range

40 km

Climb rate

150 m/min

Lift rotors

12 fixed-pitch lift rotors

Propulsion

pusher propeller

Specs

Range

62 mi

Range km

40

Max speed

110 mph

Payload kg

181

Data & sources

Press releases

1

News coverage

1

Web sources

1

3 sources backing this record.View all →

Autonomy: verified vs claimed

What it actually does
Autonomous

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Wisk Cora. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Deployments (1)

  • Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk / Cora project) has been operating the Cora autonomous air taxi from Masterton Airport (NZMJ) in the Wairarapa region, New Zealand since 2019, making it one of the world's longest-running…

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Wisk Cora.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  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
  3. https://evtol.news/kitty-hawk-cora

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.
How much does Wisk Cora cost?
Wisk Cora's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Wisk Cora from Wisk Aero. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Wisk Cora actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Wisk Cora is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
What are the specs of Wisk Cora?
Wisk Cora's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 62 mi; Max speed: 110 mph; Payload: 181 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
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.
Can you buy Wisk Cora?
Wisk Cora is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Wisk Cora?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Wisk Cora include Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, MQ-9 Reaper.
How does Wisk Cora compare to Zipline Platform 2 (P2)?
Wisk Cora and Zipline Platform 2 (P2) (Zipline · 8 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Wisk Cora has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Wisk Cora a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Wisk Cora ranks in roughly the top 17% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Wisk Cora's maturity stage?
Wisk Cora is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Wisk Cora safe?
Wisk Cora has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
What generation is the Wisk Cora?
The Wisk Cora is the fifth-generation autonomous eVTOL aircraft. Wisk has since developed a sixth-generation design, which completed its first flight in December 2025. The Gen 6 is a four-seat, self-flying, all-electric air taxi. The original Cora (Gen 5) is no longer the company's primary development platform.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-22

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Wisk Cora.

Recent coverage

Wisk Cora in third-party press