{"id":1462,"date":"2021-01-04T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:16:16","slug":"taking-ultralight-flight-a-flight-of-new-generation-with-blanshey-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/startups\/taking-ultralight-flight-a-flight-of-new-generation-with-blanshey-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Ultralight Flight \u2013 A Flight of New Generation with Blanshey Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE5193314802\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered what it would be like to jump off of a mountain and glide uninhibited across the sky, today\u2019s guest is bringing you one step closer to that reality. He believes that the current transportation options available limit our movement by confining us to land. Why drive when we could be flying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My guest today is Ephi Blanshey. He\u2019s the younger half of the father and son duo behind Blanshey Aviation. They\u2019re currently designing an electric propulsion system to improve the experience of lightweight flying for hang gliding machines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019ll learn about the origins of these design ideas that originated with Ephi\u2019s father, Vladimir. We\u2019ll also talk about the reasons they\u2019ve moved away from a combustion engine model, and how the newer electric engines benefit the design.&nbsp; Ephi tells us about their CAD design and 3D printing tools, and names some of the helpful forums he\u2019s found for anyone out there interested in using Solid Edge. Are you ready to take to the skies and enter the next generation of mobility?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey2-1024x697.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey2-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey2-600x409.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey2-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey2-900x613.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey2.png 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/digital-transformation\/xcelerator-startup-solutions\/design-simulation-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siemens Startups Program: from idea to market leader with the right tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this episode of&nbsp;Startups: Digitalization to Realization&nbsp;to learn more about the innovation concept, Ephi\u2019s advice for startups, and the role that Siemens played in helping Blanshey in taking off the ultralight flights from the idea of father and son. We will deep dive on the process of how Blanshey Aviation design and define the product\u2019s vision. We also will capture the practical steps that Ephi and his father taking to make that vision reality. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, you can access this podcast via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hardware-startups-digitalization-to-realization-podcast\/id1527528898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/26s0XADllRzIzmVf3aUS5q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spoti<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/26s0XADllRzIzmVf3aUS5q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/26s0XADllRzIzmVf3aUS5q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">y<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Technology-Podcasts\/Hardware-Startups-Digitalization-to-Realization-P-p1357195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.acast.com\/public\/shows\/5f1ed522ab65d03a95452ff6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSS<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/hardware-startups-digitalization-to-realization-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get updates from the journey of Blanshey Aviation: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blanshey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ephi Blanshey&#8217;s blog <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/startup-quietly-bringing-electric-propulsion-to-ultralight-flying\/\">Siemens Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apply for Free CAD Software For Your Startup.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Solid Edge for Startups program provides eligible startups with free access to a complete product development solution, including CAD, CAM, and CAE software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.siemens.com\/startups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.siemens.com\/startups<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hacker News<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makerhacks.com\/3d-printing-facebook-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Groups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.sw.siemens.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solid Edge Community Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/20201221_211458_525D7AF5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Guest: Ephi Blanshey \u2013 Co-owner of Blanshey Aviation \" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Guest: Ephi Blanshey \u2013 Co-owner of Blanshey Aviation <\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Ephi is an entrepreneur, CAD designer, product developer, and web developer whose interests include aviation, tinkering with code, and self-development. He started coding in 9th grade and found a passion for the world of startups. His latest venture is the creation of an electric ultralight &#8220;hang glider&#8221; trike with his father. When he finds time away from work, he enjoys walking his dogs, hang gliding, and playing basketball.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Connect with Ephi Blanshey: <a href=\"https:\/\/blanshey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blanshey.com <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-last bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/0-1.jpg\" alt=\"Host: John Fox: Vice President of Marketing, Mainstream Engineering, Siemens Digital Industries Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Host: John Fox: Vice President of Marketing, Mainstream Engineering, Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>John Fox is Vice President of Marketing at Siemens Digital Industries Software.\u00a0 With previous roles at PTC and Accenture, he has more than 20 years of experience helping companies of all sizes\u2014including startups\u2014develop better products faster and more efficiently with the help of technology. John has a master\u2019s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a master\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Connect with John Fox on;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnhfox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnhfox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered what it would be like to jump off of a mountain and glide uninhibited across the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71359,"featured_media":1468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[324],"tags":[],"industry":[19],"product":[],"coauthors":[666],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startups","industry-aerospace-defense"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/01\/blanshey-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11615,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions\/11615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}