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Flexrotor Demonstrates Persistent Airborne Communications Relay at BOLD QUEST 21.2 Demonstration

We are pleased to announce that the Flexrotor unmanned aircraft equipped with the L3Harris Small Secure Datalink (SSDL) V3 successfully demonstrated how our versatile VTOL Group 2 UAS (NATO Class I UAS) can deliver powerful C4ISR capabilities in austere combat environments at the BOLD QUEST 21.2 Coalition Capability Demonstration. During several long endurance flights at…[ Read more ]

News Brief: University of Washington and Aerovel Corporation Collaborate on Flight Control for Flexrotor

Buffeted by wind gusting in moments from 20 kt to nearly calm and back again, an Aerovel Flexrotor, nose to the sky, opens its rear fuselage into a petal of landing legs. It remains doggedly on-station as it prepares for touchdown, and lands gently on a target barely bigger than its leg span. Its robust…[ Read more ]

Aerovel Raises $2.5 Million to Support Continued Development of its Flexrotor UAS

Aerovel, manufacturer of Flexrotor, the most advanced Group 2 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million in Series B capital. The investment is from undisclosed leaders in aviation. Aerovel is using the funds to accelerate growth, increase production capacity and hire additional engineers. “These funds come at…[ Read more ]

Aerovel Flexrotor UAS Speeds Through Its Reliability Demonstration

Aerovel, makers of Flexrotor, the most advanced Group 2 unmanned aerial system (UAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), today announced strong reliability results for its latest Flexrotor variant. In demonstrations conducted for SOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) missions, Aerovel demonstrated over 150 cycles on the latest Flexrotor variant. One Flexrotor aircraft has 102…[ Read more ]

News Brief: Aerospace Veteran Ali Dian Joins Aerovel as Interim CEO

Aerovel recently hired aerospace veteran Ali Dian as interim CEO to manage day-to-day operations and to interface with civil and military customers in the US and abroad.  Aerovel founding president Dr. Tad McGeer will continue as the company’s Chief Technology Officer focusing on the continued technical excellence of Aerovel Flexrotor as well as any future derivatives….[ Read more ]

News Brief: Aerovel Flexrotor Pushes the “Group 2” Limit

Diminutive, and squat on its four lunar-lander legs, a Flexrotor spins-up its outsize rotor, levitates into the sky, and transitions to a relaxed, sailplane-like cruise.  Always otherworldly for the uninitiated, the show this time was a little unusual even for old hands. This Flexrotor was carrying more than it ever had before. Aerovel’s Flexrotor uniquely…[ Read more ]

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