Javalina

BUILT FOR FLEXIBILITY
Javalina Javalina
Javalina
$0.00

Javalina is a multi-mode VTOL platform designed to combine efficient vertical flight with the speed, range and endurance of a fixed-wing aircraft. Its joined-wing architecture integrates large, fixed lift rotors with a small tilting canard and dedicated drive rotors, allowing the aircraft to transition between hover and efficient forward flight without reconfiguring the entire airframe.

  • Efficient vertical takeoff and landing

  • Efficient fixed-wing cruise

  • VTOL, STOL and CTOL operation

Javalina brings hover and cruise together in one aircraft—giving operators the flexibility to choose the flight mode that best fits the mission.

  • VTOL

    • Large fixed lift rotors provide the majority of vertical lift

    • Canard-mounted drive rotors support hover and directional control

    • Vertical launch and recovery enables operation without a runway

    Transition

    • The canard rotates forward as Javalina transitions into forward flight

    • Drive rotors provide forward propulsion as aerodynamic lift transfers to the wing

    • Primary lift rotors power down once the aircraft becomes wing-borne

    Horizontal Flight

    • Joined-wing architecture provides aerodynamic lift

    • Dedicated drive rotors provide efficient forward propulsion

    • Lift rotors remain fixed and powered down during cruise

    The key advantage is a simpler transition: rather than tilting the primary wing or lift-rotor system, Javalina rotates a small canard while the main airframe remains fixed.

  • 1
    AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY

    12:1 validated lift-to-drag ratio
    Projected performance up to 15:1

    2
    WIND-TUNNEL VALIDATED

    Independent wind-tunnel testing conducted at the U.S. Air Force Academy

    3
    CFD VALIDATED

    12:1 CFD-validated design performance

    4
    HORIZONTAL THRUST

    2:1 horizontal thrust-to-weight ratio

    5
    LOW DISK LOADING

    1.6 lbs/ft² disk loading for efficient vertical lift

    6
    MULTI-MODE OPERATION

    VTOL / STOL / CTOL capability

  • Javalina combines large fixed lift rotors with dedicated canard-mounted drive rotors in a joined-wing architecture. The lift rotors provide efficient vertical flight, while the rotating canard transitions the aircraft into forward propulsion. Once wing-borne, the primary lift rotors power down and Javalina cruises as an efficient fixed-wing aircraft.

    How is this different from other Lift + Cruise or tilt-wing configurations?

Request a Briefing 
02 / ARTICLE

• Large embedded lift rotors provide efficient vertical lift.

• The joined-wing structure provides aerodynamic lift during forward flight

• Canard-mounted drive rotors support hover before transitioning to forward propulsion

• Once wing-borne cruise is established, the main lift rotors power down

Designed to do Both

03 / ARTICLE

A Better Way to Transition

• Javalina transitions between hover and cruise by rotating a small canard rather than the entire wing or primary rotor system

• Large fixed lift rotors provide the majority of vertical lift during hover

• Canard-mounted drive rotors contribute to hover and transition into forward propulsion

• As the aircraft becomes wing-borne, the main lift rotors power down

• Keeping the primary wing and lift-rotor system fixed reduces the mechanical complexity of transition

Three Ways to Fly

01 / VTOL

Vertical launch and recovery when no runway is available.

02 / STOL

Shortened rolling takeoff and landing when terrain and payload allow.

03 / CTOL

Conventional horizontal operation when infrastructure is available.

04 / ARTICLE

Built for More Than
One Mission

DEFENSE - Persistent surveillance and multi-role deployment with limited launch infrastructure.

SEARCH + RESCUE - Efficient transit combined with vertical operation once on station.

MARITIME - Ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship operation without runway infrastructure.

INFRASTRUCTURE - Extended-range corridor inspection with vertical launch from remote sites.

COMMUNICATIONS - Relay and mesh-network operations in remote or contested environments.

SURVEYING - Large-area mapping with flexible vertical launch and recovery.

05 / ARTICLE

Vertical When You Need It.

Efficient When You Don’t.

01 / LAUNCH WITHOUT A RUNWAY

VTOL capability allows Javalina to launch and recover vertically from constrained or remote environments

02 / CRUISE ON THE WING

Once in forward flight, the wing provides lift and the primary lift rotors power down for efficient fixed-wing cruise

03 / CHOOSE THE RIGHT MODE

VTOL, STOL and CTOL operation gives operators the flexibility to match launch and recovery to the mission

Executive Summary

Javalina is Caelivore's multi-mode VTOL platform designed to address one of aviation's persistent engineering challenges: the opposing requirements of efficient hover and efficient forward flight.

Hover favors large, lightly loaded rotors, while efficient cruise favors a wing. Conventional VTOL approaches often resolve this conflict by tilting large rotors or wings, or by carrying propulsion systems into flight regimes where they are no longer efficient. Javalina takes a different approach.

Its joined-wing architecture incorporates fixed embedded lift rotors for vertical flight and a small tilting canard carrying dedicated drive rotors. During hover, the primary lift rotors provide the majority of vertical lift. As Javalina transitions to forward flight, the canard rotates forward and the aircraft becomes wing-borne, allowing the primary lift rotors to power down.

The result is an aircraft designed to combine efficient hover, efficient fixed-wing cruise and flexible VTOL, STOL and CTOL operation within a single platform.