Kitty Hawk Corporation
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with distributed electric propulsion, advanced aerostructures, and fly-by-wire systems
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Total capital
- $50K
- Federal grants
- $50K
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#67 of 187
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 24
- 16 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#2 of 187
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kitty Hawk eVTOL Pilot Training$50K
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Standing among 187 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Components · Device
- Federal grants#67 · top 36%
- Granted patents#2 · top 1%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 24 granted of 40- GrantedDecoupled Hand Controls For Aircraft With Vertical Takeoff And Landing And Forward Flight CapabilitiesUSPTOUS 12,735,172
- GrantedMulticopter With Self-adjusting RotorsUSPTOUS 12,730,452
- PendingFlexible Battery System For A VehicleUSPTOApplication 19641824
Show all 40 patent records
- Decoupled Hand Controls For Aircraft With Vertical Takeoff And Landing And Forward Flight CapabilitiesSep 15, 2026 · US 12,735,172Granted
- Multicopter With Self-adjusting RotorsSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,452Granted
- Flexible Battery System For A VehicleAug 20, 2026 · Application 19641824Pending
- Actuator Monitoring System Using Inertial SensorsAug 18, 2026 · US 12,709,405Granted
- Vehicle With Tractor Tiltrotors And Pusher TiltrotorsAug 18, 2026 · US 12,709,387Granted
- Charging Station For Self-balancing MulticopterAug 11, 2026 · US 12,703,256Granted
- Automated Aircraft Recovery SystemJul 28, 2026 · US 12,693,683Granted
- Health Based Actuator AllocationJul 23, 2026 · Application 19567844Pending
- Propeller Impact Detection And Force ReductionJul 7, 2026 · US 12,673,768Granted
- Flexible Battery System For A VehicleMay 5, 2026 · US 12,617,299Granted
- Health Based Actuator AllocationApr 21, 2026 · US 12,606,318Granted
- Fixed Wing Aircraft With Trailing Rotors And T-tailMar 26, 2026 · Application 19404695Pending
- Attachment Sub-systems For Vertically-stacked MulticoptersJan 13, 2026 · US 12,522,353Granted
- Fixed Wing Aircraft With Trailing Rotors And T-tailJan 6, 2026 · US 12,515,792Granted
- Automated Self-testingNov 13, 2025 · Application 19206922Pending
- Mutually Exclusive Three Dimensional Flying SpacesNov 13, 2025 · Application 19222445Pending
- Decoupled Hand Controls For Aircraft With Vertical Takeoff And Landing And Forward Flight CapabilitiesNov 6, 2025 · Application 19184638Pending
- Hybrid Power Systems For Different Modes Of FlightSep 23, 2025 · US 12,420,921Granted
- Thrust Allocation Using Optimization In A Distributed Flight Control SystemSep 18, 2025 · Application 19170889Pending
- Pressure-based Battery Ejection SystemAug 7, 2025 · Application 19188906Pending
- Mutually Exclusive Three Dimensional Flying SpacesJun 24, 2025 · US 12,340,705Granted
- Motor Wear Metric GeneratorJun 19, 2025 · Application 19042385Pending
- Automated Self-testingJun 17, 2025 · US 12,330,804Granted
- Pressure-based Battery Ejection SystemMay 27, 2025 · US 12,315,949Granted
- Decoupled Hand Controls For Aircraft With Vertical Takeoff And Landing And Forward Flight CapabilitiesMay 20, 2025 · US 12,304,617Granted
- Thrust Allocation Using Optimization In A Distributed Flight Control SystemMay 20, 2025 · US 12,304,647Granted
- Distributed Flight Control SystemMay 8, 2025 · Application 19019141Pending
- Automated Aircraft Recovery SystemMay 8, 2025 · Application 19009707Pending
- Electric Vehicles With Detachably Coupled Propulsion UnitsMay 8, 2025 · Application 19016419Pending
- User Interfaces For Mutually Exclusive Three Dimensional Flying SpacesApr 10, 2025 · Application 18982067Pending
- Fixed Wing Aircraft With Trailing Rotors And T-tailApr 1, 2025 · US 12,263,942Granted
- Multicopter With Self-adjusting RotorsMar 20, 2025 · Application 18911038Pending
- Attachment Sub-systems For Vertically-stacked MulticoptersMar 18, 2025 · US 12,252,239Granted
- Motor Wear Metric GeneratorMar 11, 2025 · US 12,246,854Granted
- Geometry-based Flight Control SystemMar 6, 2025 · Application 18794350Pending
- Electric Vehicles With Detachably Coupled Propulsion UnitsFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,227,299Granted
- Distributed Flight Control SystemFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,228,946Granted
- Actuator Monitoring System Using Inertial SensorsFeb 13, 2025 · Application 18925993Pending
- Automated Aircraft Recovery SystemFeb 11, 2025 · US 12,222,717Granted
- User Interfaces For Mutually Exclusive Three Dimensional Flying SpacesJan 21, 2025 · US 12,205,482Granted
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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