Tidal Flight Awarded AFWERX Contract To Develop Hybrid-Electric Seaplane

Caption: Tidal Flight plans to build a full-scale prototype next year. Credit: Tidal Flight

Tidal Flight plans to build a full-scale iron bird next year.

Credit: Tidal Flight
U.S. startup Tidal Flight has been awarded a U.S. Air Force AFWERX contract to further develop its hybrid-electric Polaris seaplane. The award from the Air Force’s innovation program comes in the form of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II contract worth $1.25 million. It...
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