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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Beta’s first Alia proof-of-concept demonstrator has been flying in eCTOL configuration since June 2022. Credit: Brian Jenkins/Beta Technologies While publicly traded electric aircraft startups trumpet ...

PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield aerospace company is now testing technology it developed for aircraft on motor vehicles. United Aircraft Technologies has formed a pilot program with the city of Madison, Wis ...

120 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright piloted their gasoline-powered biplane for a record-breaking 12-second flight, the first successful, powered flight with a pilot aboard. Later this year, NASA ...

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 ...