Wright Developing Megawatt-Scale Power Train For Electric Narrowbody

Graham Warwick January 31, 2020
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Credit: Wright Electric
Wright has begun design of the 1.5-megawatt motor and inverter and the 3-kilovolt distribution system that must be able to operate at high cruise altitudes without corona discharge. The startup plans to ground test the power train by 2021 and to fly the propulsion system on a testbed aircraft by...
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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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