12 July 2022
Savback Helicopters, a Swedish aircraft sales specialist, is to offer the Mayman Speeder in Nordic countries once the flying motorcycle/air utility vehicle has achieved certification.
The Speeder is described as a ‘compact, high-speed, eight-turbine, heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) aircraft’.
Savback will be targeting defence, forestry, oil and gas, and civil applications with the Speeder. The Nordic countries include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
When serial production starts Savback intends to acquire a demonstrator of its own.
Speeder is aiming to begin US FAA certification by Q4 2024, and begin series production for civil applications once certified.
Speeder Air Utility Vehicle makes its public debut
“We are hugely excited to begin marketing the Speeder aircraft,” said Savback CEO Reja Savback.
“Its projected manoeuvrability, high speed and heavy payload capabilities means Speeder is going to be very attractive for customers looking to fulfil complex missions, far beyond the reach of conventional helicopters.
“The option to remotely pilot, or even autonomously pilot, further strengthens its complementary value to our existing portfolio of aviation products.”
David Mayman added, “The agreement with Savback adds an experienced, knowledgeable distributor to our group and we are extremely pleased that Michael [Savback, founder] and his team will be representing us in a region where the terrain, weather and missions will be very well served by Speeder.”
