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Supernal Adds Suppliers and Manufacturing Partners for SA-1 eVTOL Air Taxi
Supernal has tapped GKN Aerospace, Qarbon Aerospace, and Umbra Group to help design components and refine manufacturing processes for its SA-1 eVTOL air taxi.
Umbra Group CEO Matteo Notarangelo and Supernal COO Adam Slepian shake hands after a signing ceremony for the partnership at the Paris airshow, on June 21, 2023. (Photo: Supernal)
Umbra Group CEO Matteo Notarangelo and Supernal COO Adam Slepian shake hands after a signing ceremony for the partnership at the Paris airshow, on June 21, 2023. (Photo: Supernal)

Supernal has added three key partners to support its efforts to develop and produce its SA-1 eVTOL aircraft. In addition to aerostructures and electronic components, new partnerships sealed by Hyundai's urban air mobility division during the recent Paris Air Show will focus on enabling high-rate manufacturing processes to help scale the production of the piloted, four-passenger aircraft, which is scheduled to enter service in 2028. 

GKN Aerospace has agreed to provide the electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) and lightweight aerostructures for Supernal’s aircraft. Meanwhile, Qarbon Aerospace will use advanced welding techniques to assemble the aircraft’s thermoplastic carbon-composite components, and Umbra Group is supplying motor control electronics and actuators. 

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