01
0%US-made and traceable
Every batch ships with a certificate of origin. Fiber, resin, and factory are named on the record defense buyers will ask for when covered-country parts fall out of the chain.
US-made. Documented with the crate.
Launching soon/Heavy-lift · Ag spray
American Lift.
Engineered
in Carbon.
US-made drone propellers with documented origin, built for heavy-lift and ag.
- Class
- 28–32 in
- Ag line
- 50–56 in
- Origin
- On record
Scroll to follow the blade
One rendered carbon-fiber propeller spins up, a station travels the blade, then the shell, core, and center separate. It is a geometric illustration, not a photograph of a finished part.
Launching soon/28–32 in heavy-lift/50–56 in ag spray/Certificate of origin/US fiber/US resin/US factory/Matched balanced pairs/Made in the USA/Launching soon/28–32 in heavy-lift/50–56 in ag spray/Certificate of origin/US fiber/US resin/US factory/Matched balanced pairs/Made in the USA/
02Why now
2027 changes the parts list.
Defense buyers, agricultural OEMs, and the tariff schedule are moving the same direction: propellers with a domestic origin. LiftLabs is built for that date.
February 2027
DoD supply-chain rules
Defense acquisition is moving toward propellers made outside covered countries. LiftLabs ships a certificate of origin with every batch, with fiber, resin, and factory on the same record.
February 9, 2027
25% import tariff
Drone propellers brought in from abroad take a 25% tariff. A propeller made here does not pick up that line on the invoice.
In force, and tightening
FCC foreign-drone restrictions
Restrictions on foreign-made drone systems are pushing airframes, and the parts on them, toward domestic supply. We are not assigning this one a single effective date.
Planning summary, not legal advice. Confirm the rule that applies to your contract before you bid.
03The edge
Four reasons a builder switches.
Origin, availability, a test record, and a price that does not inherit the import tariff.
02
StockIn stock, short lead times
The LL-30 is meant to sit on a shelf here, not in a foreign queue. Lead time is quoted with the order. We will not print a number we have not earned yet.
Quoted when you ask. Not a months-long wait.
03
Tested performance
Airfoils are FEA-optimized. Blades ship as matched, dynamically balanced pairs. Thrust and efficiency curves get published from the test stand. Until then, every plot on this site says sample data.
Published curves replace the sample plot.
04
0%Tariff-proof
Imported drone propellers take a 25% tariff on February 9, 2027. Domestic manufacture keeps that charge off the propeller.
Import tariff the US-made prop does not pay.
04Supply chain
Zero covered-country inputs.
Fiber, resin, and the factory are domestic. The map is an illustration of that flow. Supplier names and the plant address travel in the traceability packet.
- Carbon fiberIllustrative US mill
- Resin systemIllustrative US source
- LiftLabs factoryUSA
- Design officeMassachusetts
- Builders and OEMsIllustrative customers
Lower 48 · illustrative flow
05Propellers
Two diameters. One standard.
Heavy-lift first. The ag propeller follows, co-developed with US sprayer OEMs. Anything without a measured number is marked TBD.
LL-30
QuoteHeavy-Lift
30 in
First propeller in the 28–32 in family. Built as a matched, dynamically balanced pair for airframes that have to show where the prop came from.
Defense and industrial heavy-lift builders
| Diameter | 30 in |
|---|---|
| Class | 28–32 in heavy-lift |
| Pitch | TBDTBD |
| Weight per blade | TBDTBD |
| Blade count | TBDTBD |
| Max RPM | TBDTBD |
| Material | Carbon-fiber composite, US fiber and US resin |
| Layup | TBDTBD |
| Balance | Matched pair, dynamically balanced. Tolerance TBDTBD |
| Origin packet | Certificate of origin plus fiber, resin, and factory traceability |
LL-56
Coming soonAg Sprayer
56 in
First propeller in the 50–56 in family, co-developed with US sprayer manufacturers. Not released. Not in stock.
US agricultural sprayer OEMs
| Diameter | 56 in |
|---|---|
| Class | 50–56 in ag sprayer |
| Pitch | TBDTBD |
| Weight per blade | TBDTBD |
| Blade count | TBDTBD |
| Max RPM | TBDTBD |
| Material | Carbon-fiber composite, US fiber and US resin |
| Layup | TBDTBD |
| Balance | TBDTBD |
| Availability | Coming soon |
Compare both diameters, in one frame, on the propellers page.
06/Construction
The same propeller, opened up.
The propeller at the top of the page opens into shell, core, and center. The three notes below are what that illustration is allowed to claim.
Outer shell
Carbon plies
US fiber and US resin, named on the batch record. The weave above is a render.
Inside the shell
Structural core
Thickness, core material, and ply count stay TBD until the drawing is released.
The pair
Hub and balance
Blades leave as a matched pair. The balance tolerance is TBD.
Sample data
Thrust against RPM.
A placeholder curve for a notional 30-inch propeller. The propeller spins with the slider. Thrust here follows RPM squared so the shape is plausible. It is not a measurement. Do not cite it.
2,500 rpm26.2 lbf
SAMPLE DATA
07Customers
Who the props are for.
Three buyers. No borrowed logos, and no customer list until there is one we can stand behind.
01
Defense and industrial
Heavy-lift airframes in the 28–32 inch class. Builders who have to show origin, not only a thrust number.
- Certificate of origin in the crate
- 28–32 in family, LL-30 first
- Matched, balanced pairs
02
Ag sprayer OEMs
US manufacturers building 50–56 inch spray aircraft. The LL-56 is co-developed with them. It is not on a shelf yet.
- 50–56 in family
- Co-development, not a surprise catalog part
- LL-56 marked coming soon
03
Spray service providers
Operators who lose a day when a propeller is still on the water. Domestic stock is the offer, once the diameter you fly is released.
- Stock when that diameter is released
- A spec sheet you can read first
- TBD stays TBD until it is measured
08The shop
Two coasts of one shop.
LiftLabs Aero is two partners. Manufacturing is in the USA. Design is in Massachusetts. That is the origin story we are willing to print.
No headcount, no portraits, no customer names. The propeller is the record: American fiber, American resin, an American factory, and a certificate that says so.
- USA
- Manufacturing
- Massachusetts
- Design
09Quote
Tell us the aircraft.
Diameter, quantity, and when you need them on the dock. We reply with availability and what the origin packet includes.