LightningStrike Cancellation Underlines Electric Propulsion Challenges

Credit: Aurora Flight Sciences
No one expected the electrification of aircraft propulsion to be easy, but DARPA’s decision to cancel an ambitious hybrid-electric flight demonstrator is a harsh dose of reality for the industry. Aurora Flight Sciences’ highly unconventional XV-24A LightningStrike had become a flagship for the much...
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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