who we are

A team that has done it all from design and manufacturing to operations and sustainment. Flight Frame was founded by a team of experts with the skills and experience to lead the industry in creating a new way of building and operating uncrewed aircraft. They have previously taken companies through pre-seed and growth stages, served in Army Special Operations Aviation, and have the education, credentials, and experience to succeed.

what we’re doing

In an age of high-cost and exquisite aircraft designs, Flight Frame’s objective is minimizing costs both in operations, and sustainment over time. We achieve this by handling integration and certification, enabling end-users to specify their requirements and manufacturers to produce cutting-edge systems that all seamlessly integrate into a single, modular platform

We exist to make uncrewed, heavy-lift aircraft accessible in the most critical situations via modular, adaptable, and sustainable solutions.

why now

Flexible, mission-adaptable, and uncrewed VTOL platforms are needed across multiple industries including defense, logistics, and firefighting. These missions are traditionally performed via crewed aircraft that are subject to high cost, complex logistics, limited versatility, and rapid obsolescence.

our team

Benjamin Butterworth
Chief Executive Officer

  • 10 years of experience in leading rapid development and employment of emerging technologies within Army Special Operations at the
    Aviation Technology Office.​

  • 10 years of experience in technical product development, leading prototyping efforts for aircraft systems and aircrew equipment.​

  • 20 years of experience in military aviation maintenance and helicopter aircrew with the Marine Corps, Army Special Operations, and over 10 different aircraft.​

  • FAA Airframe & Powerplant licensed and Licensed Project
    Management Professional.​

  • B.S. from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

  • MBA from MIT Sloan

Konstantine Fetfatsidis
Chief Operating Officer

  • Successfully founded and exited a VC-backed startup in
    automated manufacturing.​

  • Leadership experience through various stages of companies
    (pre-seed to growth stages).​

  • Significant experience leading & working on innovative aerospace & defense programs (>$100M in contracts from AF, NASA, DARPA, FAA).

  • B.S., M.S., and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UMass Lowell​

  • MBA from MIT Sloan