Electric Wheels May Save Fuel on A320s

Airbus engineers have patented a taxiing system using electrically driven wheels for its A320 family, which includes the Airbus Corporate Jet, to reduce fuel consumption during ground operations at airports and allow autonomous push-backs. EADS says the system uses electric “actuators” powered by...

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