Startup Kite Launches First Aircraft Electric Motor

KITE KM-120 ENGINE

The core of the 120-kW KM-120 is produced using Kite’s low-loss nanocrystalline magnetic material.

Credit: Kite Magnetics
Australian aviation electric motor startup Kite Magnetics has unveiled its first product, the KM-120, a 120-kW electric propulsion unit designed to replace the piston engines in 2-4-seat light aircraft. The air-cooled, direct-drive motor is planned to be in ground testing by the end of the year...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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