Hybrid Air Vehicles

Archer has announced a pair of strategic acquisitions that it says will accelerate efforts to field a hybrid VTOL aircraft for the U.S. military.

Startup VerdeGo Aero is to build the first prototype of its VH-4T-415 turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.

French startup Ascendance has announced a partnership with EXOES for the production of the batteries for its hybrid electric Sterna powerplant modules.

Stuart Simpson is CEO of Vertical Aerospace. He recently sat down with Aviation Week to discuss the company’s planned hybrid aircraft.

With would-be operator Straightline Aviation placing a $50 million firm order for the first hybrid cargo airship, to be produced by AT² Aerospace based on a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works design, are we about to enter a new age of airships?

The first Z1 hybrid airship is to be delivered to Straightline in 2028 for initial cargo and humanitarian deployments to Brazil, Alaska and northern Canada.

Florida-based VerdeGo Aero is aiming to certify a suite of hybrid-electric integrated propulsion systems under the FAA’s Part 33 rules for aeroengines.

Founded in 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo is already working to certify the 185-kW VH-3.

Retaining Moya's same tiltbody electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) airframe, the hybrid version increases range capability to 185 mi. while maintaining the 440-lb. payload capability.

When it comes to speed and payload, there is a large gap in the transport network between the capacities of fixed-wing aircraft and ships, trucks and trains.

The founder and CEO of Canadian hybrid-electric eVTOL startup Horizon Aircraft said he expects to make the first transition with a half-scale demo by midsummer.

Developers of turbo- and diesel-electric generators offer flexibility.

XTI Aerospace hopes its new life as a publicly traded company will unlock the resources required to develop the TriFan 600 VTOL business aircraft.

German-headquartered startup Lyte Aviation has announced plans to develop a 19-seat variant of its Skybus large hybrid eVTOL vehicle.

The aviation industry is different for hybrid propulsion, advocates say.

French startup Aura Aero has rolled out the first prototype of the Integral E two-seat electric training aircraft.

U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program.

Regional transportation remains the Long Beach, California-based company’s North Star.

The companies plan to use the aircraft as a testbed for electric propulsion components including motors, inverters and batteries.

In October, LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions (EPS) was granted a U.S. patent on a hybrid power system for electric aircraft,

The defense giant has transferred all intellectual property for its hybrid airships to spinoff AT² Aerospace.

Canadian air taxi startup Horizon Aircraft recently announced a design change from five to seven seats for its hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

German startup Evia Aero has announced plans to develop a 50-megawatt photovoltaic plant at Helsinki-East Aerodrome.

The collaboration with Hybrid Air Vehicles will explore the use of the Airlander aircraft in defense and security missions.

The additional aircraft would enable expansion of a planned Airlander network from Spain into the Mediterranean.