UK’s Sonata Project Aims To Tune Up Electric Taxiing Challenge

Evolito will develop a new low-speed electric motor for the SONATA program. The D1700 is its lowest-speed current product credit: Evolito

Evolito will develop a new low-speed electric motor for the SONATA program. The D1700 is its lowest-speed current product.

Credit: Evolito
A UK government-funded program to develop a zero-emissions airliner ground taxiing system has been announced by consortium members. Airbus is the lead on Project Sonata (System Optimization of Non-propulsive energy in Aircraft Taxi technologies and Architectures). It is a five-year program supported...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

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