WAYFARER AIRCRAFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INC.
Integrated High Lift Propulsor (IHLP), a distributed electric propulsion system that increases cruise efficiency and reduces thrust/power required for lift augmentation
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- La Mesa, CA
- Total capital
- $2.2M
- Federal grants
- $1.3M
- 3 awards · 2022–2024
- Rank in peer group#38 of 91
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $900K
- 1 award · NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#574 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 1
- 1 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#27 of 91
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Integrated High Lift Propulsor$900K
- Federal contractNASA · Integrated High Lift Propulsor$900K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I:Integrated High Lift Propulsor$256K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Integrated High Lift Propulsor$156K
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Standing among 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Components · Device
- Federal grants#38 · top 42%
- Granted patents#27 · top 30%
- Linked publications#4 · top 4%
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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 · 1 granted of 2- GrantedSystems And Methods For Aircraft Lift EnhancementUSPTOUS 11,305,869
- PendingSystems And Methods For Aircraft Lift EnhancementUSPTOApplication PCTUS2021063612
Recent research by its founders
- Flight-Test Results of a Subscale Integrated High Lift Propulsor Testbed20260 cites
- Flight Testing Instrumentation Development and Integration for a Subscale Integrated High Lift Propulsor Testbed20254 cites
- Development and Flight-Test System Identification of a Subscale Integrated High Lift Propulsor Testbed20251 cites
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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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Data freshness
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