Tag: On Board Generation

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  E-Fan X demonstrator from Airbus, Rolls Royce & Siemens

  11th Oct 2018

  Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator of hybrid-electric propulsion in commercial aircraft. Following a comprehensive

  Categories: Aircraft, Aircraft Electrification, Developer, Energy Distribution, Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Journey Style, Propulsion

  Tags: Airbus, Fan, Hybrid, Nov 2017, OEM, On Board Generation, On Board Storage, Point-to-Point, Regional Airliner, Rolls Royce, Siemens

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  Watt’s Up – Cambridge and Boeing fly world’s first hybrid electric plane

  8th Oct 2018

  Boeing and the University of Cambridge flew the world’s first hybrid range extender electric aircraft in December 2014. The hybrid propulsion system was designed and

  Categories: Aircraft, Aircraft Electrification, Developer, Energy Storage, Propulsion

  Tags: Boeing, Dec 2014, Hybrid, On Board Generation, On Board Storage, Small, University of Cambridge

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  AgustaWestland Project Zero

  3rd Oct 2018

  AgustaWestland Project Zero is a project from the helicopter manufacturer’s Advanced Concepts Group exploring a tilt-rotor drone configuration. After a 6 month development involving several virtual

  Categories: Aircraft, Aircraft Size, Configuration, Developer, Energy Generation, More Electric Aircraft, Structural Design

  Tags: AgustaWestland, Autonomous, Drone, Jun 2011, On Board Generation, Project Zero, Small, Tilt-Rotor

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  Zunum Aero

  14th Sep 2018

  Zunum Aero are partnered with Boeing, jetBlue and the US Dept of Commerce through its Clean Energy Fund, to produce an aircraft capable of servicing

  Categories: Aircraft, Aircraft Size, Developer

  Tags: Autonomous, Boeing, jetBlue, Oct 2017, On Board Generation, On Board Storage, Point-to-Point, Small, Zunum

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  Aviation Week podcast 20/08/18 “Future of Electric Propulsion”

  4th Sep 2018

  Some points which stood out in this podcast: Everyone up to and including the OEMs are now looking seriously at electric aircraft Urban Air Mobility

  Categories: Aircraft Size, Configuration, Developer, Energy Generation, Journey Style

  Tags: OEM, On Board Generation, On Board Storage, Pratt & Whitney, Regional Airliner, Rolls Royce, Small, Urban Air Mobility

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