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Honeywell and Denso Join Forces to Make Electric Motors For Lilium Jet
Lilium announced the key partnership at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.
Lilium Jet
At the EBACE show this week, Lilium unveiled a new model of its Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft, featuring the reduced number of 30 fan engines. (Photo: Charles Alcock)

Honeywell Aerospace and automotive group Denso are to provide the electric motors for Lilium’s seven-passenger eVTOL aircraft. The motors will power the all-electric vehicle's 30 ducted fan engines that are installed in the Lilium Jet’s wing and canard.

Announcing the new partnership at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition on May 23, Lilium reported it has been working on the motor with companies for the past two years. It said the air-cooled design provides more structural simplicity and ease of maintenance versus liquid-cooled.