The AVCEN Jetpod was a design proposal for a very quiet aircraft that could take off and land in short distances (STOL), developed by Avcen Limited, a company incorporated on 18 October 1988 which became a subsidiary of the Hong Kong –based company, Profit Sky Group Ltd. [1]

Aviation pioneer and business entrepreneur Michael Robert Dacre, age 53, was killed in a test run today when his newly assembled prototype aircraft “Jetpod” crashed just after takeoff at Tekah Airport in Taiping, Malaysia.

Avcen Country: United Kingdom Manufactured: 2011 to: Onward ICAO: Price: US$1 million

Aug 16, 2009 · Malaysian media state that Michael Dacre, managing director of UK firm Avcen, the manufacturer of the Jetpod, was killed shortly after the twin-engined aircraft became airborne from Taiping's...

Aug 17, 2009 · Michael Dacre, MD of British-headquartered Avcen, was at the controls of a "Jetpod" aircraft at Tekah airstrip near Taiping when it crashed shortly after takeoff yesterday. Mr Dacre reportedly suffered severe burns and injuries and died at the scene.

Aug 17, 2009 · The inventor of the ‘ flying taxi ’, Michael Robert Dacre, has died after a newly-assembled Jetpod prototype crashed during a test flight at Tekah airstrip, Taiping. Dacre, 53, was...

Aug 17, 2009 · Michael Robert Dacre, the inventor and test pilot of the Jetpod flying taxi, has died in a crash during testing of his latest prototype. Reports from Malaysia indicate that the twin-engine...

Jun 12, 2022 · Promotional video about this aircraft made by the manufacturer Avcen. More background information about this aircraft taken from the manufacturers now defunct website.

The Avcen Jetpod prototype was destroyed when it crashed immediately after takeoff during its maiden flight. The Jetpod, a twin engine high-wing STOL jet, was said to have become uncontrollable at an altitude of about 200 m.

Oct 9, 2024 · The Jetpod is a design proposal for a very quiet aircraft that can take off and land in short distances (STOL), developed by Avcen Limited, a company which was incorporated on 18 October 1988 and is currently a subsidiary of a Hong Kongbased company, Profit Sky Group Ltd.