Hybrid Turboprops Advance Toward Ground Testing In Europe

Pratt & Whitney Canada  Caption – Clean Aviation’s EU/Canada Phares project will develop a hybrid-electric version of Pratt & Whitney’s PW127XT turboprop

Clean Aviation’s EU/Canada Phares project will develop a hybrid-electric version of Pratt & Whitney’s PW127XT turboprop.

Credit: Pratt & Whitney Canada
ORLANDO, Florida—Europe’s drive to revitalize the regional aviation industry with ultraefficient electrified aircraft is moving into high gear this year with planned ground tests of competing hybrid-electric powertrains under the Clean Aviation public-private research program. An overarching goal of...
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