Personal flight, without limits.
No FAA certification.
No pilot license.
Avionics from the defense world.
Flight, without the gatekeepers.
Flight, without the gatekeepers.
An aircraft engineered around a regulatory envelope.
Every line, every material, every component selected to deliver maximum capability inside the FAR Part 103 ultralight category — the only path to license-free personal flight in the United States.
Built like a defense system. Priced like an automobile.
Most ultralight eVTOL platforms use hobby-grade flight controllers and consumer-grade compute. The Fantom X is built on the same hardware lineage as modern military UAS — adapted for personal use, packaged with sport-aircraft aesthetics.
Fantom Spectre™ flight controller
A proprietary flight controller engineered in-house: triple-redundant IMU, hardware-isolated ADC for joystick input, and a custom firmware stack. Flight-proven architecture, field-maintainable, and fully owned by Fantom.
157 TOPS edge-AI core
The Spectre AI core delivers 157 TOPS of automotive-grade edge compute for real-time sensor fusion, obstacle avoidance, and flight-envelope protection — all running on Fantom's own software.
Dual RTK GNSS antennas
Two military-grade RTK GNSS antennas resolve position and true heading to centimeter level — holding hover, approach, and landing without depending on a magnetometer that stray magnetic fields can pull off true.
24S battery architecture
88V nominal, 100.8V peak, NMC chemistry. 300A ESCs paired with hardened DC distribution. Engineered for the energy density required to fly under Part 103 weight limits.
Carbon fiber half-fairings
Custom-tooled carbon fairings produced in-house. Two production finish options: in-mold coating for direct-from-mold surface, or clear-coat over wet layup.
Ballistic parachute
Whole-aircraft emergency recovery parachute, available as a $20,000 option. Operator-actuated, deployable across the flight envelope above minimum altitude.
Two materials. One structural logic.
The Fantom X combines 6061-T6 aluminum tube extrusions as the primary load path with in-house-tooled carbon fiber half-fairings for aerodynamic surfaces. Both are produced and assembled without external manufacturing dependencies.
Aluminum tube frame
Precision-cut, bolted 6061-T6 aluminum tube frame. The geometry places the battery and motor arms in optimized positions for the Part 103 weight distribution envelope. All primary structural joints are bolted, not bonded — field-maintainable and inspectable without specialty tools.
Custom-tooled carbon half-fairings
External carbon panels produced using tooling built and held in-house. No third-party body shops, no outside tooling dependencies. Fairing geometry serves as aerodynamic smoothing over the structural tube frame.
Engineered to 254 lb
Part 103 permits a maximum gross weight of 254 pounds. Every gram of structure, battery, avionics, and pilot weight is accounted for in a precision mass budget. This is not a retrofit — the aircraft is designed around this envelope from first principles.
Four independent drive units
Each motor arm terminates in an independently-wired motor and ESC assembly. No shared power bus at the motor level. Loss of a single motor remains recoverable within the flight envelope. ESCs are individually replaceable in the field.
Twelve kilowatt-hours. Two-minute swap.
The Fantom X battery pack is designed for field replaceability — not just emergency access. A full pack swap takes under two minutes, extending your flight day without waiting for a charge cycle.
12 kWh NMC chemistry
High-density nickel manganese cobalt cells selected for peak energy density at the 254 lb gross weight limit. Cell-level BMS monitoring with isolation. 24S architecture at 88V nominal, 100.8V peak charge.
Swap in under 2 minutes
The battery pack mounts on a field-accessible rail system with high-current disconnect. No tools required. For owners operating from a home site or private airstrip, a charged spare extends flight sessions indefinitely.
AI-managed power routing
The Spectre AI core monitors cell-level state of charge and adjusts ESC power limits in real time, preventing over-draw during aggressive maneuvers with an audible low-voltage warning before reserve threshold.
Pad to sky, in one breath.
Built to order · Stowe, Vermont
Defense-tier avionics, civilian-grade access.
Joby. Archer. Lilium. Every billion-dollar eVTOL program is racing to clear FAA Type Certification — a 5-10 year, $500M+ regulatory marathon. Fantom takes a different path.
No certification required.
The FAA's ultralight category. Aircraft meeting weight, speed, and fuel-capacity limits are exempt from airworthiness certification. The Fantom X is engineered around this envelope from day one.
No pilot's license required.
Part 103 aircraft do not require an FAA pilot certificate. Mandatory training is provided through our owner program — typically 20-30 hours to solo proficiency.
Sell the day it flies.
Type-certified competitors must complete certification before delivering a single unit. We can deliver the day the airframe is complete and the customer is trained.
The same path Pivotal and Jetson took.
Pivotal Helix (Part 103, no license, $190K) and Jetson ONE (Part 103, no license, $150K+) have both reached customer delivery. The regulatory model is validated.
Ground control, in the cockpit.
The Fantom X is flown from a full-featured ground control station integrated into the aircraft — the same software architecture used for remote UAS operations, adapted for a crewed cockpit display.
10″ full-HD cockpit display
A 1920×1080 touchscreen runs a custom Flutter GCS application on the Spectre core. Airspeed, altitude, attitude, battery state, motor power, and flight mode rendered at 60 fps on hardware-accelerated UI.
MAVLink over USB/Serial
The cockpit display communicates with the Spectre flight controller over MAVLink — a battle-tested telemetry protocol fielded in aviation operations worldwide — running Fantom's own firmware.
Joystick with envelope protection
Pilot inputs are interpreted by the Spectre flight controller, cross-referenced against flight-envelope limits computed on the Spectre AI core, then passed to the ESCs. The pilot commands intent. The aircraft commands execution.
Multiple paths to a safe landing.
Motor redundancy
Quad-rotor configuration with independent motors and ESCs. Loss of one motor remains controllable.
Envelope protection
Real-time flight-envelope monitoring on the Spectre AI core. Software prevents pilot inputs that would exceed safe limits.
Ballistic parachute
Optional ($20,000). Whole-aircraft emergency recovery parachute deployable above minimum deployment height. Operator-actuated.
The market is small. The capital is not.
eVTOL industry revenue in 2026 is roughly $2.8B — yet public investors already value the six major airframers at many times that figure. Markets don't price the present. They price what flight becomes next.
Type-certified competitors are 5–10 years from first revenue. We ship the day the airframe is complete.
Joby and Archer are spending billions chasing FAA Type Certification for commercial air taxi operations — a market Fantom intends to compete in as the regulatory environment matures. But they won't see first revenue for years. We ship the day the airframe is complete.
FAR Part 103 is the bridge: no certification required, no pilot license, deliveries starting December 2026. The same defense-tier avionics stack we're building today — the proprietary Fantom Spectre flight system, with 157 TOPS of edge-AI and military-grade dual RTK GNSS antennas — is the foundation for commercial-scale VTOL operations in Phase 2.
The $200M cap, in context.
The SAFE valuation cap is the ceiling at which investor SAFEs convert at the next priced round — it is not a current valuation. We selected $200M because it positions Fantom alongside the established personal-eVTOL category leaders without claiming parity to type-certified air-taxi programs trading on public markets.
From invitation to first flight.
The Fantom X is built to order and sold by invitation only. Two payments, both to Fantom Aero, LLC — the first holds your place and begins your build, the second follows testing.
Your code opens the order.
Purchases are by invitation only. Configure your aircraft in the Workshop, then enter your invitation code to open the order page for that exact build.
Development begins.
50% of your configured price, paid by wire to Fantom Aero, LLC, begins development of your aircraft. Wire instructions come from our team, confirmed by phone.
Your place in the build queue.
Each aircraft is hand-built in order of the register. Timing is estimated from current manufacturing throughput and your position in line.
Assembled to your configuration.
From the start of your build, production takes 12–16 weeks in Stowe, Vermont — airframe, Spectre avionics and battery integrated under one roof.
Flight videos of your aircraft.
When your aircraft is finished, testing begins. You receive flight videos of your actual aircraft before the final payment is due.
Then the sky is yours.
The final 50% is due after testing, before shipment. Delivery and mandatory flight training are arranged at KMVL, Morrisville-Stowe State Airport, Vermont.
Built in Vermont. Engineered without compromise.
Fantom Aero LLC is a Wyoming limited liability company operating from Stowe, Vermont, with manufacturing operations centered at the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport. We are building the first US-domiciled Part 103 eVTOL aircraft engineered around sculptural design, defense-tier avionics, and license-free flight.
Engineered in Stowe.
The Fantom X airframe, the Spectre avionics suite, and the ground-control software are developed in-house in Stowe, Vermont — hardware, software, and regulatory work under one roof.
Infrastructure, test flights & training.
All manufacturing, flight testing, and owner training take place at Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (KMVL), on a 25-year campus lease — from first weld to first solo, in one place.
FAR Part 103 — straight to market.
The FAA's ultralight category exempts compliant single-seat aircraft from airworthiness certification, pilot certification, and registration. When the airframe is complete, we ship. First customer deliveries are scheduled for December 2026.
VTOL air mobility at commercial scale.
Fantom's avionics stack is purpose-built for autonomous capability. The consumer single-seater is Phase 1. Commercial multi-seat air mobility operations are the long horizon this company is engineered toward.
Morrisville-Stowe State Airport
Direct airside access. Established Vermont aviation community. 30 minutes from Stowe Village. Two 60×80 hangars planned for manufacturing, flight test, and customer delivery.
25-year ground lease
Long-tenor commitment to the site. All-electric heat pump infrastructure designed for hangar build-out.
Act 250 permit in progress
Vermont Act 250 environmental permit application filed for the aviation manufacturing facility.
From founding to first delivery.
Fantom Aero LLC founded
Wyoming LLC · operations based in Stowe, Vermont
25-year ground lease signed at KMVL
Morrisville-Stowe State Airport · hangar build-out planned
First full prototype completed
Airframe, avionics, battery pack — all systems integrated
First successful flight
Fantom X maiden flight · all performance targets achieved
Flight test and ground systems program
500+ combined hours · flight, ground systems, and simulator
Series Seed open to accredited investors
SAFE at $200M cap · 506(b) private placement
First customer deliveries — December 2026
First 100 owners · KMVL delivery operations
One aircraft. Built to order.
The Fantom X is offered by invitation only, from $228,000, rising with your configuration. Two payments, both to Fantom Aero, LLC — the first begins development of your aircraft, the second follows testing, before it ships.
Rising with configuration. Every Fantom X is built to order — carbon finish, cockpit, and options chosen in the Workshop, then assembled to that specification at KMVL.
Two payments. The first holds your place.
Both payments are made by wire to Fantom Aero, LLC, arranged directly with our team. No payment is ever taken on this site, and no card is charged.
Your invitation is the key.
Invitations are extended privately. Enter your code to open the order page for your aircraft. Without one, enquiries are welcome at hello@fantom.aero.
The register.
Every Fantom X on order, in delivery sequence. Your number is your place in the build queue.
Before you order.
01How do I purchase a Fantom X?
The Fantom X is offered by invitation only. Configure your aircraft in the Workshop, then enter your invitation code to open the order page. Our team confirms the order and arranges the first payment directly with you. Without an invitation, enquiries are welcome at hello@fantom.aero.
02How do I secure my place?
With the first payment: 50% of your configured price, paid by wire to Fantom Aero, LLC. It holds your place in the register and begins development of your aircraft. The remaining 50% is due after your aircraft has passed testing and before it ships. Full terms are in the Purchase Agreement.
03How is payment made?
By wire transfer to Fantom Aero, LLC, arranged directly with our team after your order is confirmed. No payment is taken on this site and no card is charged. Fantom will only ever ask you to pay Fantom Aero, LLC — confirm wire instructions by phone with our team before sending funds.
04What does the $228,000 starting price include?
The aircraft in its standard configuration, Fantom Spectre™ avionics, the 10″ cockpit display, and mandatory owner training. Configuration choices and options — such as the ballistic recovery parachute ($20,000) and the night-vision and thermal 360° gimbal ($15,000) — are added in the Workshop and raise the configured price.
05When will the first aircraft deliver?
First deliveries are targeted for December 2026, in register order. Detailed milestones are shared with owners as they become firm; because each aircraft is hand-built, timing is an estimate.
06Do I need a pilot's license?
No. The Fantom X is engineered to fall within FAR Part 103, the FAA's ultralight category, and is not an FAA type-certified aircraft. No pilot certificate is required. Training is mandatory and provided through our owner program at KMVL.
07Can I transfer my build position?
Transfers are permitted subject to a transfer fee and Fantom's written approval. Details are in the Purchase Agreement.