Credit: H-130: Łukasz Golowanow
LONDON—Airbus Helicopters is to fly a conventional helicopter using an electric backup system in 2020 as part of flight trials with the French Ministry for Transport (DGAC). The helicopter manufacturer will retrofit an H130 single-engine turbine helicopter with an electric motor, developed by Thales...
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