FAA Sets Conditions To Certify ZeroAvia’s Electric Engine

ZeroAvia  Caption – ZeroAvia’s 600-kW ZA601 is direct-drive electric motor with four redundant power inverters

ZeroAvia’s 600-kW ZA601 is a direct-drive electric motor with four redundant power inverters.

Credit: ZeroAvia
The FAA has published the special conditions for certification of ZeroAvia’s ZA601 electric propulsion unit, but funding pressures at the hydrogen-electric propulsion startup have put on hold plans to certify the 600-kW electric engine. After raising less funding than hoped for in its latest...
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