Safran Begins First Turbogenerator Assembly For Electra El-9

Safran Helicopter Engines
Credit: Safran Helicopter Engines
ATLANTA—Safran Helicopter Engines has begun assembly of the first 600-kW TG600 turbogenerator for U.S. startup Electra.aero’s prototype EL-9 hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft. Forming the core of the nine-seater’s hybrid propulsion system, the TG600 is based on the Arrano...
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