Wisk Aero LLC

Kitty Hawk Corporation

Bernard F Ahyow

Cody Patrick Leuck

Ian Fernandez

Zachary Thomas Lovering

A composite airfoil is disclosed. In various embodiments, a composite airfoil as disclosed herein includes an outer skin comprising one or more layers of carbon fiber composite material, the outer skin defining an aerodynamic surface having a leading edge; and a reinforcement material comprising a roll of fiberglass reinforced fabric positioned behind the outer skin along at least a portion of the leading edge.

Composite airfoil with rolled fiberglass reinforced leading edge

A corrugated lift fan rotor is disclosed. In various embodiments, a rotor includes an upper skin, a lower skin, and an at least partly corrugated core encased between the upper skin and the lower skin. In some embodiments, the core comprises a composite material, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material, and includes an upper cap portion, a lower cap portion, and a web portion extending between the upper and lower cap portions.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Bernard F Ahyow