Completion of GFEM Meets a Key Product and Engineering Q1 Milestone
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Apr. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/– XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTIA) (“XTI” or the “Company”), a pioneer in VTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions, today announced the Q1 completion of its Global Finite Element Model (GFEM) for its latest TriFan 600 configuration, achieving a key 2025 first quarter product and engineering milestone announced in a prior press release. This achievement advances the design team’s ability to perform further structural integrity and load distribution analysis.
The GFEM represents the next level of detail for the Digital Mock-up (DMU), or “digital twin,” within the highly detailed CATIA 3DX computer aided design model of the TriFan 600. The GFEM’s completion enables the team to further analyze the underlying structural integrity and load paths in the aircraft before finalizing the Detailed Finite Element Model. Figure 1 depicts the GFEM update.
“The DMU and GFEM allows us to do detailed analysis of our design in terms of structure and mass properties,” said Dave Ambrose, VP of Engineering at XTI Aircraft. “Our structures team is eager to begin the next phase of validation and modification of our internal structures of the aircraft. Just as the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) informs the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft, the GFEM enables a deeper understanding of structural integrity and load distribution.”
“The completion of the GFEM is an important step in advancing the digital analysis of the TriFan 600,” said Scott Pomeroy, Chairman and CEO of XTI Aerospace. “Our engineering team is driving forward with detailed design refinements—focusing on structures, load paths, weights, and part optimization—all while maintaining commitment to safety and performance.”
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