The E-Props design office is headed by Jérémie Buiatti. It currently employs 20 aeronautical engineers and technicians, who carry out theoretical calculations, modeling and prototype development, followed by ground and flight tests. Jérémie Buiatti developed the LUKY software specifically for designing innovative, high-performance propellers, and masters all the technical aspects involved.
LUKY software models the behavior of an E-Props propeller on a given engine, from an aerodynamic and mechanical point of view, including vibration analysis and service life calculation. It enables the design office to develop blade profiles adapted to each aircraft-engine-application combination.
This software is a lifting-line type model, chosen for its speed of execution, allowing exploration of the domain of possible propellers with the help of an evolutionary algorithm (metaheuristic), automating the search for propeller solutions — mechanical and aerodynamic sizing — for a given problem. Thousands of hours of code and testing by highly specialized engineers were required to develop it.
LUKY represents an exceptional step forward in the development of equally exceptional propellers.
E-PROPS propellers are designed to offer the best possible performance while being both ultra-light and extremely strong.
E-Props propellers have very special profiles and specific designs to reduce blade drag and achieve the best possible thrust. E-Props efficiency (PDF) →
E-Props are the world's lightest propellers. Examples:
| Model | Weight |
|---|---|
| Fixed-pitch 2-blade, diameter 125 cm | 420 g |
| Ground-adjustable-pitch 3-blade, diameter 190 cm | 2100 g |
That's 30 to 60% less than other composite propellers on the market. E-Props: ultra-light propellers (PDF) →
Since 2008, the E-Props team has carried out in-depth research into propeller noise and how to minimize it. Propeller noise reduction (PDF) →
E-Props propellers are designed, manufactured and tested to meet aeronautical standards. Quality and safety are ongoing concerns throughout design, procurement, manufacturing, testing and marketing of all products.
The E-Props propellers for drones meet the ASTM F2506-26 standard, covering minimum requirements for the design, testing and quality assurance of fixed-pitch or ground-adjustable propellers for aviation: strength testing, stress measurement, fatigue strength and analysis, endurance testing, and teardown inspection.
E-PROPS has also initiated the following procedures:
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