# Wisk Cora: robot model

Canonical ID: `b4ee4944-80b3-4701-8eb0-b776913c6c58`

- **Slug:** wisk-cora
- **Form factor:** aerial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Deployments

- [wisk-cora-new-zealand](/deployments/wisk-cora-new-zealand.md) at Masterton (id: `5cd202ad-fc6d-496c-b8f6-439ae1d3887a`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## 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

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