Electric Propulsion Start-up LaunchPoint EPS Targets Drones, EVTOLs

LaunchPoint EPS’ pancake electric motors could be integrated into stacked rotors for eVTOL air taxis.
Credit: LaunchPoint Technologies
Backed by 11 years of technology development, a new startup has been launched onto the market to provide electric propulsion systems for aircraft, starting with drones but aiming ultimately at urban air mobility. Goleta, California-based LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions (EPS) has been spun...
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