Airframer
NewsPress release

Press release

Horizon Aircraft partners with MT-Propeller for hybrid eVTOL propulsion

13/06/2025

Press releaseIssued by Horizon Aircraft, Inc..

New Horizon Aircraft, doing business as Horizon Aircraft, an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of one the world’s first hybrid eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, announces a strategic partnership with MT-Propeller, a global leader in advanced propeller technology, to supply propellers for Horizon’s hybrid turbine engine.

This collaboration will leverage MT-Propeller’s cutting-edge composite propeller expertise, delivering maximum speed, efficiency, and significant noise reduction for the Company’s Cavorite X7 in development. The hybrid-electric aircraft, uniquely designed for both vertical takeoff and conventional runway operations, will benefit from MT’s innovative, quiet, and high-efficiency propeller solutions.

"Partnering with MT-Propeller underscores Horizon’s commitment to delivering a superior flying experience," said Brian Robinson, Chief Engineer at Horizon Aircraft. "Together, we’re setting new standards for range, speed, and efficiency with our regional eVTOL. In particular, MT-Propeller’s world-leading low-noise design is well suited for operations around cities."

Martin Albrecht, Managing Director of MT-Propeller, added, "We’re excited to support Horizon Aircraft’s vision with our certified propellers, enhancing performance and sustainability in the fast-evolving eVTOL market."

This partnership marks a critical step toward certification and production readiness, accelerating Horizon Aircraft’s journey to transform regional air mobility.

The industry ledger — an Analytics feature — collects the dated facts behind stories like this one, filterable by theme, company, program, country and date. See a worked example →

In this release

Programs covered
Sectors covered
Companies covered

People in this release

Brian RobinsonChief Engineer · Horizon Aircraft, Inc.
Martin AlbrechtGeneral Manager · MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH

Where we hold a LinkedIn profile it’s marked — the links come with a subscription.

Your news here

Submit your press releases

Send releases and photographs to news@news.airframer.com — the pick of them reach Bulletin readers every Thursday.

Every Thursday

The Airframer Bulletin

The week’s aerospace manufacturing news, reported by our editors and delivered free to your inbox. Sign up ›

Go deeper

Who supplies whom?

Subscribers see the confirmed supply chain behind every story — complete supplier lists for each aircraft program, sector and company. See the plans ›

Spotted something wrong or out of date on this page? Tell us

Corrections go straight to the editorial team that maintains this directory.