GE Aerospace's Saab 340B testbed, nicknamed “Gertrude,” is in the flying display at the Farnborough Airshow equipped with a hybrid-electric engine on the starboard side.
Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images
FARNBOROUGH, England—GE Aerospace has flown its modified Saab 340B megawatt-class hybrid-electric testbed at 30,000 ft., representing a milestone for an electric propulsion system operating at standard commercial airline altitudes. The aircraft, which is on show at the Farnborough Airshow after...
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