Flying Whales

connecting the land-locked world to the global economy

Who we are

FLYING WHALES was endorsed by public authorities as one of the most preeminent projects in the future of French industry.

What we do

Innovation

A unique solution with the ability to load/unload dozens of tons in hover, new multilayer envelope technology specifically developed for the program, multifunctional materials, distributed hybrid electrical propulsion, composite structure, optimized payload management...

Simplicity

simplicity makes it work! KISS

excellence

because aerospace industry can only afford excellence. Mandatory!

team work

Five years of engineering on tracks with a consortium of more than 30 Cies & labs from the aerospace industry, among which 5 major partners:

ONERA
EPSILON COMPOSITE
ZODIAC AEROSPACE
REEL
TECALEMIT AEROSPACE

Creativity

that’s what we do here folks!

Audacity

amazing operational capacities: 60 tons capacity, in cargo hold or under slings, airborne loading/unloading, vertical take-off and landing...

Customer centric

LCA60T design is completed regarding our customer operational requirements (and by the way : thanks so much ONF for your amazing contribution to the consortium!)

Safety

a safe product 1 LCA60T ⇔ 1 base, rigid structure, unpressured helium cells, multi -actually a lot- propellers to address the 6 degrees of freedom, 4 years of flight dynamic engineering & millions of hours of CFD

Humility

because it is aerospace, because LCA60T is so big, because there is still so much to learn about, because we all know about weather forecast, because most of us are engineers...

Aerospace quality

design carried out following the highest standards of quality process & system engineering

design to Cost

low cost solution mandatory to address our markets!

Civil certification focus

our obsession: DOA, POA, Type Certification... all is just mandatory, period!

Very low Ecological footprint

yes it has indeed, climate friendly, no roads, no rails, very low emissions...

Safe lifting gas

helium obviously

Manned

crew = 3

Hybrid electric distributed propulsion

great engineering step forward, but our partners for this development are worldwide N°1. Seriously!

Multipropellers & optimized shape

because safety and precise maneuverability is challenge N°1

Load exchange in flight

amazing, isn’t it? yep, we’ll do that!

Large cargo hold & under-sling capacity

customer requirement for maximum flexibility whatever the size: we take it

Rigid structure

what else... - Hi George :)

A solution

to log from land-locked areas

with a huge cargo hold

to deliver straight to the customer

to connect the land-locked world to the global economy

for immediate rescue when infrastructures are destroyed

just do it... Join us!

You love to over deliver ?

yes no

You think you’re pretty good in what you do ?
(and you actually are)

yes no

You love teamwork ?

yes no

You’re less than 3h21 at marathon ?

yes no

Liar ! Anyway don’t say it, it is the boss best score.

No problem just kidding.

You want to make something big and amazing within the next ten years ?

yes no

Tell us you love what we do, and your top skills to contribute :

Good luck (PS : Don’t call Elon either)

Talents we are looking for here (Paris-France) :

click here to see our careers offers

contact us!

FLYING WHALES
13-17 rue Pages
92150 Suresnes
FRANCE

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The LCA60T

A revolutionary transport solution with a capacity of 60 tons: the LCA60T loads and unloads dozens of tons in hover, independent from transport infrastructure.

Flexible :

Point to point load delivery
Load/unload in stationary flight
Loads in cargo hold (80 m x 8 m x 5 m) or under slings.

Eco-friendly :

Low consumption
Low emissions
No transport infrastructure needed

Low cost:

Solution available per day/per operation (no investment)
Low operational costs
Avoids transshipments
No need to adapt the load to the transportation means
No need for “last mile” infrastructure

Le LCA60T

Industrie du futur :

The LCA60T Program is part of the nine strategic axes of “Industrie du Futur” chosen by Mr. Emmanuel Macron.

Investir l’avenir :

The program LCA60T is financially supported by “Investissements d’Avenir”. Indeed, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe granted 25M Euros to the program. BPI, several Regions in France et DGA also contribute to the public financing of the program.

Bpifrance :

Abdelkader Berkane Krachai, sectoral Industry lead, Bpifrance: “The LCA60T Program foresees developing a new transport solution of which the regulatory framework is yet to be defined. FLYING WHALES was able to share its strategic vision, rallying industrial & academic partners with renowned expertises to reach these ambitious objectives”.

Signature of the strategic and financial joint-venture agreement with AVIC GENERAL under the supervision of both French and Chinese Prime Ministers.

AVIC GENERAL owns 24,9% of FLYING WHALES and its experts contribute to the design of the LCA60T

MOST : Ministry Of Science and Technology of China contributes to financing the LCA60T Program

ONERA is a central player in aeronautical and space research, under the supervision of the French Ministry of Defense. As a state expert, ONERA responds to the aeronautics and space challenges of the future and contributes to the competitiveness of the aerospace industry.

Epsilon Composite is a worldwide leader in carbon composite materials design and manufacturing, focusing on high performance parts for industrial, energy and aerospace markets.

World leader in aeronautical equipment and systems mounted on board commercial, regional and business aircrafts as well as helicopters, the Zodiac Aerospace Group is also a major player in aeronautical safety and remote transmission. Zodiac Aerospace is a subsidiary of Safran.

REEL is an industrial group specializing in complex handling and lifting systems and in integrated systems solutions. REEL, with more than 2000 employees, is established on four continents and has experienced an average annual growth of 10% over the last twelve years.

TECALEMIT AEROSPACE has a great knowledge of aerospace markets.
It is the legacy of more than 90 years of development at the service of these advanced industries.

Industrie du futur :

The LCA60T Program is part of the nine strategic axes of “Industrie du Futur” chosen by Mr. Emmanuel Macron.