Component
Plastic propeller
Injection-molded polypropylene rotor blade. The usual consumer-drone prop.
Criticality
Low
Unit cost
$2
Quality
48 / 100
US saturation
16.9
Made in US
2,000,000 units
Current demand
12,000,000 units
US exports
160,000 units
Opportunity score
73.3
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$40M
Expected extra output: 1,500,000 units per year