Turbogenerators are mounted under the wing of Sora's ramp-equipped hybrid-electric naval VTOL concept.
Credit: Sora Aviation
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida—UK startup Sora Aviation is studying a conceptual hybrid-electric version of its planned 30-seat eVTOL aircraft as a possible replacement for the Royal Navy’s Leonardo Merlin Mk.4 assault transport helicopters. Sora’s baseline S-1 is an 11,000-kg (24,250-lb.) battery-powered...
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