Airbus Exploring Certification For Light Helo Electric Backup System

Credit: Airbus Helicopters
MARSEILLE, France—Airbus Helicopters has begun exploring whether an electrical backup system to assist a pilot in autorotation could be certified and made cost-effective for installation on the company’s family of light helicopters. Having completed tests of a 100-kW electric backup system (EBS) on...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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