Hybrid electric aircraft
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A hybrid electric aircraft is an aircraft with a hybrid electric powertrain. As the energy density of lithium-ion batteries is much lower than aviation fuel, a hybrid electric powertrain may effective
The Pipistrel Taurus G4 taking off from the Sonoma County Airport in California
The Hybrid Electric Aircraft Testbed of National Research Council Canada, a converted Cessna Skymaster
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Boeing Truss-Braced Wing
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Boeing Truss-Braced Wing are airliner designs studied by Boeing with braced, high aspect ratio wings.
Hybrid electric aircraft
…aircraft projects, and short-haul hybrid-electric airliners were envisioned from 2032. Sometimes flight is all electric with fuel for backup. The Boeing Truss-Braced Wing subsonic concept was planned with hybrid electric propulsion. The Diamond DA36 E-Star first flew on 8 June 2011, the first flight of a series hybrid…
Model at NASA Ames wind tunnel
Illustration of the Boeing SUGAR Volt concept aircraft