Reconfiguration OfComposites And Metals Promises Weight Savings

EADS Innovation Works is designing a hybrid helicopter able to fly on fuel-saving diesels, emission-free batteries or both. Power for electric motors on the main and tail rotors comes from four sources: two lithium-ion battery packs, and generators driven by two “opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder”...

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