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| Company type | Private Company |
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| Industry | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Unmanned Aerial System |
| Founded | White Salmon, Washington (2006) |
| Founder | Dr. Tad McGeer |
| Headquarters | Bingen, Washington |
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| Products | Aerovel Flexrotor |
Number of employees | >20 (as of 03/2019) |
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Aerovel Corporation was founded in 2006 by Dr. Tad McGeer, a designer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at various companies for more than 25 years.[1] McGeer co-founded The Insitu Group in 1992, where he was the architect of Aerosonde, SeaScan and ScanEagle. Aerovel Flexrotor is the next evolution in McGeer's line of unmanned aerial systems.[2]
In January 2024, it was announced that Airbus would acquire the company.[3] When the transaction was completed in May of the same year,[4] Aerovel became part of Airbus' helicopter unit.
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- ^ Conniff, Richard. "Drones are Ready for Takeoff". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Airbus Helicopters to expand unmanned aerial system portfolio with acquisition of Aerovel". www.airbus.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Airbus completes acquisition of Aerovel and its UAS Flexrotor". AviTrader. Retrieved 2024-05-29.