Melbourne aerospace startup Kite Magnetics has revealed its 120 kW air-cooled electrical motor, the world’s strongest for planes, on the Avalon Air Present.

The light-weight motor, constructed from a novel new magnetic materials known as Aeroperm, is extra highly effective than a small automotive engine however solely weighs as a lot as  a full suitcase.

Kite Magnetics spun out of Monash College 5 months in the past and raised $1.85 million in a Seed spherical in October final yr, led by Investible by means of its new local weather tech fund, supported by Breakthrough Victoria, Galileo and Doable Ventures.

Founder and CEO Dr Richard Parsons mentioned his small group of younger engineers has developed an electrical motor for a brand new technology of all-electric plane to remain within the air for longer, chopping carbon emissions within the notoriously carbon heavy sector. 

“We’re excited to launch not solely the world’s strongest air-cooled electrical motor for electrical plane but additionally the primary commercially out there electrical motor that makes use of this new sort of magnetic  materials,” he mentioned.

The Kite Magnetics 120kW KM-120 electrical motor

“With our Aeroperm magnetic supplies expertise, we will scale back the power wasted in elements of  an electrical motor by greater than 10 instances. This implies we will use air cooling even at very excessive energy ranges. This makes our motors less complicated, extra dependable and intensely light-weight”.

They’re accepting orders and anticipate to start transport to present prospects over the approaching yr. 

Dr Parsons mentioned he’s “extraordinarily proud” of his what his group developed in a brief house of time.

“It’s an actual testomony to the standard of engineering expertise right here in Melbourne and reveals that we now have what it takes to construct a world-class electrical propulsion OEM proper right here in Australia,” he mentioned.   

“Utilizing Kite Magnetics electrical motor expertise, we might board an emissions free electrical plane in years, not a long time.”

The Avalon 2023 Australian Worldwide Air Present is on February 28 – March 5 in Geelong, Victoria.