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In the next phase of EPFD, one of the aircraft’s four turbine engines will be replaced with a magniX electric powertrain, with test flights planned for 2026. The following stage will see a second engine substituted.
Potential Discharge (PD) can accelerate the degradation of electrical insulation, potentially causing motor failure, among other safety concerns. As altitude increases, the voltage level needed to cause PD decreases.
The result will be a 100kW fully certified electric propulsion system for H55’s customer project with BRM Aero, for use on a two-seater electric trainer, the Bristell B23 Energic.
The demonstrator aims to evaluate the operational advantages of integrating hybrid-electric distributed propulsion, with specific emphasis on CO2 emissions and noise level reduction.
Evolito's unique axial flux electric motors, which are proven in rate manufacture offer class-leading torque densities and system efficiencies, best matched to prop speeds used in eVTOL, UAV and fixed-wing aircraft.
The eJet Motor is said to be the world's first rim-driven jet propulsion motor, with the means of matching existing jet engine thrust but without the emissions. A ground test has been successful.
Kite's KM-120 Electric Propulsion System is small enough to fit in a suitcase but more powerful than small cars. It includes an 800V inverter and an air-cooled gearless electric motor with variable pitch propeller support.
The new facility will include product development and customer integration support and will play a crucial role in the company's ambitions in bringing clean aviation solutions to the North American market.
The turbogenerator can be used in serial or parallel hybrid applications. It can recharge batteries as well as provide energy to propulsion units directly, and so enables aircraft to switch between power sources in flight.
Plettenberg's high torque, electric motor will drive the tail propeller on Aero 2. It is light weight and thermally efficient, and modified to provide the system redundancy required for continued safe flight of the aircraft.
The bespoke EPU from Equipmake combines a lightweight, power dense electric motor with a high-performance inverter, designed, developed and manufactured at its base in Snetterton, UK.
IPM5 is engineered around a ducted fan architecture, which offers both a reduction in noise and an increase in safety over open bladed propellers.
The company is now working on construction of a full-scale Kona autonomous blended-wing body (BWB) cargo aircraft technology demonstrator, which will have a wingspan of 85 feet.
Ground and flight testing this fuel cell engine architecture should begin onboard the ZEROe demonstrator aircraft towards the middle of the decade. The A380 is currently being modified to carry liquid hydrogen tanks.
The hybrid-electric aircraft preserves the range/payload capability of the Grand Caravan, and in fact can fly farther than the Grand Caravan with eight passengers. Maximum range is beyond 1,000 miles.
