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01 Who We Are
JETX LLC · Established 2020 · Orlando, FL

Founded in 2020 to bring fighter-jet vector thrust to the electric vertical take-off and landing market.

JETX was founded in 2020 in Orlando, Florida on a single conviction: the thrust vectoring that gives fighter jets their agility could be reinvented for vertical flight. Co-founder Bryan Welcel engineered a propulsion system that redirects thrust without tilting rotors or moving nacelles, and aeronautical engineer Nelson Salas brought decades of aircraft design and operations to turn the concept into flying hardware.

What began as a single propulsion idea has grown into the only complete advanced-air-mobility stack: patented vector-thrust propulsion at the core, complemented by hybrid-electric power, combat-proven AI autonomy, and a modular, scalable platform — unified in one architecture for both civil and military use. A string of U.S. defense wins followed: the 2021 AFWERX HSVTOL Challenge, the 2023 Army xTech Autonomy Challenge, three SBIR awards, and in 2026 an Army DevX “Award-Ready” designation.

The propulsion has been independently validated through CFD analysis at the University of Central Florida and wind-tunnel testing at Tennessee Tech University, with results confirmed under the U.S. Army HEPPPS contract: under 2% thrust loss in ventral vectoring and 5–6% thrust augmentation in external vectoring.

); } function AboutRecognition() { const items = [ { tag: "Winner · 2021", title: "AFWERX HSVTOL Challenge", body: "Our vector-thrust electric propulsion was selected by the U.S. Air Force and showcased at the 2021 AFWERX High-Speed VTOL Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada.", }, { tag: "Press · 2022", title: "#2 eVTOL Story", body: "Vertical Magazine ranked JETX number 2 in the top-ten most-read eVTOL stories of 2022 — coverage spanning the U.S., China, Russia, India, the UK and Europe.", }, { tag: "Winner · 2023", title: "Army xTech Autonomy", body: "JETX won its part of the U.S. Army xTech Autonomy Challenge — the start of an autonomy track that now spans two U.S. Air Force SBIR awards.", }, { tag: "Awarded · 2024–25", title: "SBIR / STTR Awards", body: "Three competitive SBIR awards — U.S. Army HEPPPS hybrid-electric propulsion and two U.S. Air Force programs (AI autonomy and sim-to-reality) — totaling $500K+ in DoW funding.", }, { tag: "Award-Ready · 2026", title: "Army DevX Autonomy", body: "The JETX X2S was assessed and designated Award-Ready on the U.S. Army DevX Autonomy marketplace — eligible for direct consideration by government customers.", }, ]; return (
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); } function AboutTeam() { const founders = [ { name: "Nelson Salas", role: "Aeronautical Engineer · Co-Founder", photo: "assets/team/nelson.png", linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-jose-salas-rivero-8a9123125/", bio: "24+ years in the aviation sector, with 13+ recognized aircraft concept projects in the eVTOL market. Over 10 years in aircraft fleet maintenance and operations, including managing an aircraft service center. Has managed budgets greater than USD $15M per year.", }, { name: "Bryan Welcel", role: "Private Pilot · Inventor of the Propulsion System", photo: "assets/team/bryan.jpg", linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-welcel-37698617/", bio: "Inventor of the JETX vector-thrust propulsion system. 10+ years in managerial roles across marketing, staffing, sales, payroll and parts logistics. Managed real-estate projects up to USD $5M and holds a patent on a modular housing system.", }, ]; const advisors = [ { name: "Dr. Kareem Ahmed", role: "Principal Investigator · UCF Associate Professor", photo: "assets/team/kareem.png", bio: "Associate professor at the University of Central Florida and JETX's STTR Principal Investigator. Worked on advanced engine programs and technologies (F-35 and F-22) and has been PI of more than $5.5M in research funding, leading advanced propulsion and energy research.", }, { name: "Dr. Bruce W. Jo", role: "Wind-Tunnel Validation · TTU ADAMS Lab", photo: "assets/team/bruce.png", bio: "Director of Tennessee Tech University's ADAMS Lab and leader of TTU's GM-funded wind tunnel program. Independently validated JETX vector-thrust propulsion performance — the testing cited in the X2S's U.S. Army DevX Autonomy award-readiness.", }, ]; const initials = (n) => n.replace(/^Dr\.\s*/, "").split(" ").map((p) => p[0]).slice(0, 2).join("").toUpperCase(); return (
02Meet the Team
Founders · Advisors · Principal Investigator

The people
behind the propulsion.

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Scientific Advisors · Independent Validation
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03Partners
Research · Validation

Validated with
the right partners.

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); } function AboutHighlights() { const points = [ "Aeronautical engineer / lawyer / private pilot leadership", "Patent pending on several propulsion systems and a modular, scalable platform for vertical-flight vehicles", "Built and successfully tested proof-of-concept vector-thrust prototypes (CFD + additive manufacturing)", "Vector Thrust Propulsion selected & showcased at 2021 HSVTOL AFWERX, Las Vegas", "Independent validation: UCF CFD analysis and Tennessee Tech wind-tunnel testing", "$500K+ in U.S. Department of War contracts — 100% on-time delivery", "Experience in sales of goods, aircraft and aircraft parts, and aeronautic projects", "USD $15M+/year budgets managed; USD $5M in sales of goods", ]; return (
04Highlights
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