Bellwether Industries, a London-based urban air mobility company, and Schubeler, a German company specializing in electric propulsion systems, recently announced a strategic partnership to proceed using Schubeler’s technology in upcoming designs. After the success of the partnership when it got here to Bellwether’s “Antelope” eVTOL, the upcoming “Oryx” may even feature Schubeler engines as each firms seek to advance UAM innovation.
Daniel Schubeler, the founder and co-CEO of Schubeler, was quoted as saying, “Amongst the many initiatives transforming personal aerial mobility, Bellwether Industries occupies a unique slot. Their compelling vision for future personal urban mobility, technological boldness and strategic presence in regions of the world which are the probably to embrace aerial mobility put them on the forefront of the market. We’re honored to bring Bellwether expertise in clean, secure, silent, high-performance and certification-ready electric propulsion systems.”
Vidyut Jacob, Bellwether’s Senior Director of Mobility and Strategy, highlighted Schubeler’s history as a pioneer throughout the electric propulsion space, saying, “Schubeler’s contribution to the event of electrical propulsion has been pivotal in shaping Bellwether’s Volar eVTOL. Each entities share a powerful commitment to innovation and technology advancement. We’re looking forward to integrating their propulsion technology into our upcoming phases, including the highly anticipated full-scale launch, further solidifying our collaboration.”
As a part of their partnership, Bellwether invited Schubeler to showcase their latest electric ducted fan for eVTOL applications – the eP05-21 – at Bellwether’s booth on the Dubai Air Show held earlier this month.
Last yr, Bellwether Industries announced an analogous partnership with Inmarsat to make use of its Velaris UAV connectivity solution, showcasing a collaborative approach to drone systems development. Their “Volar” is designed to be a brand new class of intra-city transport widely available inside the subsequent ten years, with the Onyx actively being tested in Dubai.
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