Solar Impulse flies from Hawaii to California
After a trans-Pacific trip, the solar powered experimental aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely at Moffat…
Browsing: Electric & Hybrid
First flight for production-conforming EV-55 Outback
Evektor-Aerotechnik’s first production-conforming EV-55 Outback turboprop made its first flight on April 8 from the…
Airbus and Siemens JV for hybrid electric propulsion
Airbus and Siemens have signed a collaboration agreement for hybrid-electric propulsion research. This major joint…
Sun Flyer prototype prepares for tests
The two-seat proof of concept (POC) prototype for the Sun Flyer solar-electric flight trainer has…
ATR in second all-electric flight test
An ATR 72 prototype aircraft has flown on a second demonstration test as part of…
Hypstair powers up hybrid electric aircraft motor
A new hybrid electric motor developed by the Hypstair project and trialled on a Pipistrel…
Airbus’ E-Fan aircraft completes Channel crossing
Airbus Group’s E-Fan technology demonstrator has become the world’s first all-electric two-engine aircraft taking off…
Airbus to build E-Fan electric aircraft assembly line in France
Airbus Group has agreed with the Aquitaine region to build the final assembly line (FAL)…
Solar powered record
Project chairman, Bertrand Piccard, piloted the vehicle from Muscat in Oman to Ahmedabad in India,…
NASA selects electronic propeller systems for a P-3 aircraft
NASA has selected UTC Aerospace Systems for the world’s first NP2000 propeller modernization of a…