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Overair

US-based eVTOL company headquartered in Santa Ana, California, spun out from Karem Aircraft (founded by Abraham Karem, inventor of the Predator drone).

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Santa Ana, California, USA
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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Overair: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

CategoryDrones

Models

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Overview

US-based eVTOL company headquartered in Santa Ana, California, spun out from Karem Aircraft (founded by Abraham Karem, inventor of the Predator drone). Overair is developing the Butterfly, an all-electric tilt-rotor eVTOL using patented Optimum Speed Tiltrotor (OSTR) technology for efficient hover and cruise. Backed by Hanwha Systems of South Korea with $145M+ total investment. The Butterfly features four large tilting propellers designed for low noise and high efficiency.

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Key facts

Products

Butterfly eVTOL

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Hanwha Systems ($25M initial + $145M total)

Origin

Spin-out from Karem Aircraft (Abraham Karem, Predator drone inventor)

Technology

Optimum Speed Tiltrotor (OSTR) — patented by Karem Aircraft

Data & sources

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Safety record

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Overair in third-party press

Why pack a drone when your gimbal camera can become one?

Aug 3, 2026