Otto Aviation

Otto Aviation Group LLC is an American startup company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Currently it is developing a super-laminar flow business jet - the Phantom 3500. It was established in 2008 by Bill Otto to develop the Celera 500L.[1] William Otto has been a research scientist at Los Alamos Scientific Labs, systems engineer then chief scientist at North American Aviation.[2] Otto Aviation is privately funded since 2008 and is seeking a Series B fundraising round: 200 million dollars are needed for FAR Part 23 certification in three years.[3] Construction of the airplane commenced in 2015.[4]

The second aircraft under development is a midsize business jet called Phantom 3500.[5]

The company is working with DARPA on a laminar flow UAV.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Otto Aviation. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon (28 August 2020). "Otto Aviation reveals Celera business aircraft with super-efficient 'laminar flow'". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ Graham Warwick (August 28, 2020). "Otto Takes Wraps Off Slippery, Fuel-Sipping Celera 500L". Aviation Week.
  4. ^ Preston Lerner (October 2021). "The Celera 500L Just May Revolutionize Business Aviation". Air & Space Magazine.
  5. ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/otto-outlines-plans-for-ultra-low-drag-phantom-3500/162995.article
  6. ^ https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/otto-aviation-reveals-super-laminar-uav-darpa
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