Whisper Aero Nabs $32 Million Series A for Ultraquiet Electric Propulsion
Crossville, Tennessee-based Whisper produces an electric ducted fan that it says is “unlike any other” in terms of efficiency.
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Crossville, Tennessee-based Whisper produces an electric ducted fan that it says is “unlike any other” in terms of efficiency.
Armed with Series A funds, startup plans to launch production of electric ducted fans, beginning with military drones.
Noisy world. Delivery drones and air taxis, also known as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, will make cities and neighborhoods noisier if investors succeed in saturating the market. That’s assumed. Whisper Aero seems unconcerned about assumptions. The two-year-old startup believes you should be able to silently mow your lawn, heat and cool buildings, …
Whisper Aero thinks that there should not be a trade-off between technological progress and noise.
<strong>The long read</strong>: The race is on to develop a battery-powered aircraft. But not everyone’s convinced it will bring us closer to net-zero flight