Neva Aerospace to Prodcue E Turbo Fans inFrance
Neva Aerospace has established a dedicated subsidiary company and consortium member to focus on ongoing R&D, testing and OEM production of its revolutionary turbo-fans for electric aircraft and commercial UAVs.
With a permanent base at Angers Loire airport, European Sustainable Propulsion SAS (ESP) will work closely with drone manufacturers and customers to develop solutions and specifications that meet their end users’ requirements.
Neva Aerospace Ltd will maintain its focus on opportunities for developing turnkey commercial and industrial UAVs in partnership with key clients. It will also lead the group on continuing technical innovation in the complex world of UAVs where battery power, recharging, safety and airspace regulation are but a few of the fast-evolving, interconnected activity streams. With its patented technologies and large patent portfolio for electric distributed propulsion, the Neva Aerospace consortium remains in the spotlight as the one to watch!
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The turbofans that will be produced by ESP are uniquely optimised for vertical and short takeoff and landing (VTOL & STOL). They are intrinsically safe and sustainable as there are no uncaged rotors. Remarkably light and powerful and meet engineers’ needs for power, control and safety as they design commercial drones and electric aircraft for practical applications where payload and range are critical. These will range from logistics and long-distance surveying to providing stable platforms for aerial robots.
"At a time when the new focus is on ’flying cars’ lie Uber-Elevate and Airbus-Vahana, we believe that the real opportunities lie in industrial and B2B markets. It is important to produce electric turbines for manufacturers of heavy goods vehicles and aircraft for the freight, construction and security sectors."
"The key advantages of distributed electric turbine propulsion are their complete safety and low capital and operational costs. There are also environmental benefits of less noise and less pollution than current engines, because our technology can power hybrid or all-electric aircraft as soon as battery technology allows. "
The range of electric turbines produced in Angers will be used by members of the Neva Aerospace consortium for the development of heavy air vehicles and will also be offered for sale to other UAV and aerial platform producers.
The target markets are cargo lifting, humanitarian intervention, air ambulance, cargo transportation, and police and military systems, for take-off weights (MSMD / MTOW) ranging from 5Kg to 2000Kg.
Source: Press Release
