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About
Ian Brooke is the founder and CEO of Astro Mechanica, a San Francisco aerospace company developing adaptive propulsion and aircraft for high-speed flight. He describes himself as a lifelong pilot and a full-stack mechanical engineer whose work spans CAD, machining, product delivery, and aircraft building. Astro Mechanica's Duality engine uses a hybrid-electric architecture intended to remain efficient from takeoff through Mach 3-plus flight. Brooke's stated long-term goal is affordable, low-cost supersonic, on-demand travel, with nearer-term defense and cargo applications.
Previous roles
- Founder and CEO, Daedalus Design
Notable work
- Developer of Astro Mechanica's turboelectric adaptive propulsion concept, now branded Duality
- Concept separates the turbine power-generation core from electrically driven propulsive components so they can be optimized for different flight regimes
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