The Week In Technology, Aug. 26-30, 2024

hybrid testbed

The MagniX-powered De Havilland Canada eBeaver (foreground) and Dash 7 testbed were on show in Seattle.

Credit: MagniX
MagniX Unveils Hybrid Testbed In a hangar at Boeing Field in Seattle on Aug. 22, MagniX unveiled a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid testbed by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains. The startup is retrofitting the aircraft under NASA’s...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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