The Mallard Enterprises team is comprised of individuals with years of extensive experience in numerous aspects of the aviation industry including: Retired USAF GO, lawyer, engineer, seaplane pilot CEO of composite aircraft component manufacturer, engineer, pilot Banking, business consulting, asset management, flight training management, pilot Supply chain and logistics, program management Former FAA acting administrator, pilot Fortune 100 OEM business development director, pilot MIT engineer, R&D of aligned discontinuous materials for composite reinforcement Business consultant, director regional redevelopment authority, pilot 3 contract engineering teams and several OEM component suppliers.
The ME-1A is being designed in anticipation of and with the flexibility to transition from turbine propulsion to hydrogen- electric or electric propulsion as those systems mature, the regulatory framework to certify them is adopted and the infrastructure to support them is in place. The ME-1A will be capable of supporting the propulsion system that best fit operators' individual mission needs and sustainability goals.