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technology2 years ago

"Supernal SA-2 and Hyundai's S-A2 eVTOL: Specs, Release Date, and CES 2024 Debut"

Supernal, Hyundai's air mobility division, unveils the S-A2 eVTOL, an all-electric, pilot-plus-four-passenger vehicle designed for safe, efficient, and affordable everyday air travel, with a striking design inspired by insects. The company aims for quiet operation and commercial aviation safety levels, with test flights expected by the end of 2024 and market entry in 2028. Other companies, such as Xpeng and Pivotal, also showcased their modular flying car and personal aircraft designs at CES 2024.

aviation2 years ago

Whisper Aero Aims to Quiet the World with Ultraquiet Electric Propulsion.

Whisper Aero, a propulsion startup, has raised $32 million in Series A funding to develop ultraquiet, ultraefficient electric ducted fans for electric aviation. The company is initially targeting U.S. Defense Department applications such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) uncrewed aircraft that are inaudible from the ground. Whisper Aero has validated its technology with flights of a custom-designed 55-lb. ISR drone powered by a single 10-lb.-thrust demonstrator propulsor. The startup's ambitions go far beyond powering small drones, to encompass air taxis and transonic aircraft and even consumer and industrial applications from leaf blowers to compressors.