An Electric Aircraft Joins Campus Police in Florida
Florida Polytechnic University police selected the Jetson ONE, a single-seat electric aircraft, for campus monitoring, emergency delivery and teaching.
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Jetson ONE
An Electric Aircraft Joins Campus Police in Florida
On
October 20, 2026, Jetson announced that Florida Polytechnic University had
selected the Jetson ONE for its university police. The Jetson ONE is a
single-seat electric aircraft that takes off and lands vertically, a type known
as eVTOL. The university describes it as "the world's first electric
vertical take-off and landing aircraft intended for integration into
law-enforcement operations." The aircraft is registered N911FP and
nicknamed "Astro." The announcement comes from Jetson, and the
first-of-its-kind label is the university's own description.
The Aircraft and Its Approvals
The page
describes the Jetson ONE as a Part 103 recreational platform, a US category for
lightweight single-seat aircraft. It notes a spare empty-weight allowance,
which leaves room for mission equipment and a police light set. The university
needed Part 91 approval, the general FAA operating rules, to fly Astro, though
the page does not describe that approval's scope or timing. It also mentions
that Florida was selected for an FAA program on integrating eVTOL and advanced
air mobility aircraft. No range, speed or battery figures are given.
Planned Uses
The
university plans to explore several roles for Astro. These include monitoring
the campus and surrounding area, reaching hard-to-reach locations and
delivering emergency supplies quickly. It also plans to work with regional
agencies. Police Chief Aaron Murray said, "Advanced air mobility is a
technology on the rise." The page frames these as areas the university
will explore, not as operations already underway, and it gives no mission
protocols or delivery dates.
Training and Teaching
The page
says the pilots and officers are fully trained, including the police chief, but
gives no training hours or certification details. Astro will also serve as a
teaching and research platform tied to a new aerospace engineering degree at
the university. Jetson's chief executive, Stéphan D'haene, called the
announcement "an important milestone in the execution of our strategic
plan." Chief technology officer Tomasz Patan described a nine-year path
from vision to real-world operations.
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