British aerospace start-up Faradair intends to certify its 18 seat, hybrid electric ‘BEHA’ aircraft (Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft) for passenger operations by 2025. The hybrid … Read more
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Rolls-Royce to fly hybrid-electric aircraft by 2021
Rolls-Royce expects to be flying an experimental aircraft with a hybrid-electric propulsion system by 2021, the British company has announced. It follows successful ground tests … Read more
FLYER March 2019
BIO-PLANE! A fascinating French project which plans to emulate Lindbergh’s pioneering flight across the Atlantic, on an unusual combination of bio-fuel, hybrid-electric and solar power … Read more
Hybrid-electric Cassio rises from E-Fan ashes
The two men who championed the Airbus electric E-Fan aircraft project before it was canned by the manufacturer in 2017 have set up a new … Read more
Safran unveils electric motor for hybrid and electric aircraft
French electronics and engine company Safran has revealed its first electric motor for future hybrid and electric aircraft. The ENGINeUS 45 motor has a continuous … Read more
Scalewings reveals secret hybrid with multiple redundancy
A revolutionary hybrid electric/combustion aircraft engine is being developed by Austria’s ScaleWings Group, best known for its Mustang Replica SW-51. Not only is the engine … Read more
FLYER November 2018
Mark Hales brings us up to date with insight into the potential uses of hybrid-electric power units in light aircraft. This year’s LAA Rally was … Read more
SureFly hybrid-electric eVTOL starts certification
+VIDEO The SureFly hybrid-electric eVTOL has started the process of type certification with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). SureFly has eight electrically driven props that … Read more