Dropped from 50 ft., the representative full-scale, 800-volt battery module absorbed the impact load with no significant damage at the cell or pack level.
Boston-based Advent, which bought Britain’s Cobham and Ultra Electronics in recent years, said Maxar is a high-quality known supplier of orbital assets.
Air New Zealand has selected the four aerospace companies it will partner with in its evaluation of zero-emission technology for a future aircraft order.
The hybrid-electric propulsion system for the latest demonstrator will be built around a turbine engine being developed by an unnamed major engine manufacturer.
