Flying Whales, a France-based company, develops an aircraft that can lift and drop a hefty cargo without landing. The company plans to commercialize it starting in 2025.
The airplane is a blimp-like aircraft that can transport and drop off cargo mid-air. Some of the cargo ship's components are designed to be environmentally friendly, such as its hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Nice airship models of @_FLYING_WHALES_ to imagine 2 & 60 ton transportation.Future is tomorrow. #ParisAirLab #ParisAirShow ️ pic.twitter.com/nIr3WdUlJs — Frédé·lect·ric Lesur ️ (@FredericLesur) June 22, 2017
When Flying Whales was just starting, it only has five to six people, then eventually to 50 employees. It also plans to expand its current 130 employees when the company starts shifting from engineering to an industrial company.
Pierre-Yves Fouillen, Flying Whales' market manager, said that the company would probably have 300 people in the design office when the program development ends.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
