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Project · Aerospace · 2021

Lifter eVTOL.

A passenger eVTOL concept designed at ICAO Montréal — three weeks from research to final renders. Featured at the 2022 ICAO Innovation Fair and integrated into an Unreal Engine virtual experience.

Year
2021
Sector
AerospaceeVTOL · Passenger
Scope
ICAO3 weeks · Solo
Software
RhinocerosUnreal · VRED
About the project

Branding through aircraft.

Lifter is one of more than 50 aircraft concepts I produced for ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) between 2018 and 2023. The brief came from research into new entrants in aviation — emerging eVTOL platforms, UAV manufacturers, regional air mobility startups — and the concepts served as branding and event material for ICAO communications.

The Lifter concept was selected for the 2022 ICAO Innovation Fair, featured both as cinematic renders and as an animated asset integrated into a full Unreal Engine virtual experience that visitors could explore in real-time.

Modelled in Rhinoceros with conventional NURBS surfacing for the engineering-grade fuselage and rotor housings. Animation and final integration in Unreal Engine. The full body of work — 50+ aircraft over four years — sits in the broader ICAO portfolio.

Process · Research-led design

Research first. Design second.

The concept emerged from a structured research process: cataloguing real eVTOL programmes, identifying design vocabulary gaps, and producing concepts that explored those gaps.

RENDER · DETAIL
Lifter eVTOL rotor and wing detail
Rotor detail Wing-tip rotor housing, propellers in motion, and the relationship between the tilting wing-rotor and the fixed fuselage.
RENDER · STUDIO
Lifter eVTOL studio render
Studio composition Studio framing — used in branded ICAO communications materials and event collateral.
PROCESS · ICAO PROGRAMME
ICAO Lifter project page from portfolio
ICAO Innovation Fair Part of the broader ICAO body of work — 50+ aircraft concepts produced over four years.
External · Full gallery

See the complete project.

The full image set, including additional renders, process notes, and detail views, lives on Behance.

VIEW ON BEHANCE ↗

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