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Credit: Artist's concept: Harbour Air
Seaplane operator Harbour Air has installed a 540-kw (750-hp) electric motor in a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, with first flight expected by the end of November. Developed by startup MagniX, the Magni500 motor is the largest yet installed in an aircraft. MagniX completed ground tests on the...
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