Aurora will produce nacelles at its plants in Mississippi and West Virginia. That work includes the manufacturing of the nacelle - the pod that holds the engine under the wing - flight deck software and interface design, tools to analyze the plane’s performance, and other systems integration.īoeing acquired Aurora, a leader in electric flight propulsion, in 2017. “We’re pleased to contribute our extensive research and testing of hybrid electric propulsion systems … for a project that will no doubt be an important milestone on the path to more sustainable air travel,” said Naveed Hussain, Boeing’s chief technology officer and vice president and general manager of Boeing Research & Technology.īoeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences will modify the test plane, a Saab 340B aircraft powered by GE CT7-9B turboprop engines. The five-year, $260 million effort is being funded by investments from NASA, GE Aviation, Boeing and other partners. The NASA-GE partnership is part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project. GE Aviation has selected Boeing to modify the plane that will test the propulsion system in the air. Today the project got one step closer to takeoff. The Sunseeker II was built in 2002.Last October, NASA and GE Aviation announced a new partnership to mature a megawatt-class hybrid electric engine that could power a single-aisle aircraft. įirst free-flying manned electric helicopter. Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One įirst round-the-world trip by an electric aircraft. The 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours). The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011. New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer ΙĮlectric version of the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer. Followed by the MIT Monarch 2.ĭeveloped by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype. įirst manned airplane to fly solely on electric power. Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraftįirst manned, solar-powered airplane. Two-seater (5 planned from 2025) vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype įlown for press demonstration at Muroc Dry Lake (NASA Dryden flight research center adjacent to Edwards Air Force base.) įlew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England. First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness. Self-launching is now possible, making it a full electric engine with lithium-battery powered aircraft. Full certification obtained in December 2020. Aircraft sold since 2016 under temporary Airworthiness Certification (and self-launching not allowed). Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder. First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries. Two-seater vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype Įlectric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-CĬonverted Monnett Moni motor glider. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft. Įlectric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike Ĭurrently undergoing testing prior to certification. On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk. The Demoichelle Flew in Le Bourget for the 2010 Paris electric aeroplanes airshow. Ģ pilot + 9 passenger, 444 km/h cruise and 1,367 km range įirst production electric aircraft. Under evaluation by Mokulele Airlines and Loganair. Ĭo-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge. įirst large-scale all-electric tilt-rotor. įirst around-the-clock flight, at night using energy stored in batteries. This is a list of electric aircraft, whose primary flight power is electrical.
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