Europe wants to have fully operational regional aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion by 2035. A significant grant was recently awarded via the Clean Aviation program to a consortium led by ...

The U.S. Navy has quietly written a small but telling check to a company working on a solar‑electric aircraft that can stay aloft for months. By putting $1.4 million behind Skydweller’s experimental ...

Hybrid electric propulsion systems represent a transformative approach for modern aviation by combining conventional fuel‐based engines with electric power sources. This integration aims to improve ...

Safran Electrical & Power will supply the electrical wiring for VoltAero's Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft. The wiring will be designed for high voltage (up to 800V continuous operation) and will ...

Electra has received a small research contract from the Army to mature hybrid-electric propulsion systems the company is developing for its ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to advance ...

As if one transformative technology wasn't enough, electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has integrated autonomy on its flagship Alia. The company-which is developing both vertical takeoff and ...

A Collins Aerospace engineer from Solihull, England inspects an electrical distribution panel used to increase DC voltages on aircraft. "I don't believe it's a question of if, but where on the ...

The first commuter aircraft, powered by super-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion systems, could be taking their first paying passengers sometime in 2027. Part 3 provides an engineer’s-eye ...

Electric-hybrid aircraft have taken another step from the exotic to the practical with VoltAero unveiling the production model of its Cassio 330 five-seat regional passenger aircraft that combines ...

Swedish startup Heart Aerospace is gearing up for the first experimental flight of the X1 early next year, an electric demonstrator aircraft that's the same size as its upcoming 30-seater commercial ...

Powered by a combination of batteries and internal combustion, hybrid-electric aircraft can cut CO 2 emissions by 50% or more along with offering dramatically lower operating costs. While the low ...