Aircraft
Draco Selects MT-Propeller's Quiet Fan Jet for Hyper-STOL Aircraft
Confirmation of engine and avionics partners expected to come soon
MT Propeller's Quiet Fan Jet propeller will be used for the Draco aircraft
Draco Aircraft's hyper-short takeoff and landing aircraft will use MT-Propeller's Quiet Fan Jet five-bladed propeller.

Draco Aircraft has selected MT-Propeller to provide its five-blade Quiet Fan Jet (QFJ) propeller for what it calls a hyper-short takeoff and landing derivative of the PZL-104 Wilga light aircraft. The Polish-U.S. start-up announced the partnership on December 12 and said it expects to confirm the program’s turboprop engine and avionics suppliers soon.

The four-seat aircraft promises a takeoff distance of just under 100 feet, with a stall speed of only 38 knots and a climb speed of 4,000 feet per minute. It is based on an extensive modification of the out-of-production Wilga completed by U.S. entrepreneur and engineer Mike Patey.