European Project Ready To Fly Modular Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Testbed

Mahepa
Working with DLR and aircraft operator HY2Fly, the Mahepa fuel-cell power train is ground tested in the HY4 at Ulm University in Germany
Credit: Mahepa project
The first of two aircraft fitted with a modular hybrid-electric propulsion system developed under a European research program is expected to fly in September. The four-seat HY4 has been fitted with a hydrogen fuel-cell version of the power train. The Mahepa (Modular Approach to Hybrid-Electric...
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