Credit: Airbus
While Airbus is testing the Taxibot—a hybrid-electric, pilot-controlled tug—question marks remain over the viability of such solutions and aviation players’ willingness to save fuel in the taxiing phase. The environmental case is obvious, as using turbofans for taxiing is particularly inefficient...
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