Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) is an aerospace engineering design and manufacturing company founded in 2003. It specializes in the development and AS9100 certified manufacturing of innovative, efficient, and sustainable electric aircraft technologies for advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems. The company is based in San Luis Obispo, California.
ESAero's technical expertise spans electric aircraft R&D, engineering design, rapid prototyping, and flight testing. Its portfolio includes the NASA X57 Maxwell all-electric experimental airplane developed in collaboration with NASA, the LUMBERJACK Group III drone, and the VESA counter-UAS system. The company also produces the FAST utility swarm UAS, the FAST-ISR for advanced operations, IE-SOAR lightweight hydrogen fuel cells, and EDS Series dynamometers for testing applications.
The company operates across multiple industry verticals, including aerospace, unmanned aircraft systems, advanced air mobility, military, and commercial sectors. Its products and services support a range of applications from research and development to operational systems.
