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Lilium Selects Partners For Propulsion Flaps and Lithium Battery Technology
The German eVTOL aircraft developer made three significant supply chain partnership announcements in the space of a week.
Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft.
Aernnova will make the flaps that redirect airflow from the Lilium Jet's 30 electric fan engines, mounted across its wing and canard. (Image: Lilium)

Aernnova is to make the flaps for Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft on the basis of an agreement between the two companies reached last week. The flaps are key components that generate lift by redirecting the airflow generated by the Lilium Jet’s 30 electric fan engines.

Lilium said that the Spain-based component and aerostructures specialist will help its engineering team to design the flaps, and will then produce them for the German aircraft maker. The overall propulsion mounting system forms the rear part of the seven-seat Lilium Jet’s wings and front aerofoils.