It has a low wing of trapezoidal plan with slightly upturned tips, fitted with Frise ailerons and slotted flaps.
The Swift has a fixed, tricycle undercarriage with the mainwheels on fuselage mounted, spring steel, cantilever legs.
In 2015 Swift Technology Group announced a "multi million pound investment" supporting development of the aircraft and other products,[3][4] and exhibited a static display at AeroExpo UK.
[6] To further this project, the UK MOD awarded a contract in 2023 to develop the Swift as a zero-emission aircraft with a possible implementation date of 2027.
[7] Swift Technology Group have begun experimenting with hemp and flax fibres in the composite panels,[1] as well as alternate fuels, and even electric propulsion.