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New silicon-powered electric motor cuts hybrid plane weight, helps them fly farther

A hybrid Cessna 337 in California completed a successful test flight using a silicon carbide-based inverter developed by the ...
Aviation Week Network

JAL Eyes Maeve Hybrid-Electric Jet For Island Routes

JAL Eyes Maeve Hybrid-Electric Jet For Island Routes is published in Advanced Air Mobility Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN Premium ...

Electric Plane-Maker Beta Technologies Raises $1.02 Bln in Upsized IPO

Electric aircraft-maker Beta Technologies raised $1.02 billion in an upsized New York initial public offering, pricing shares above its guidance range in a sign of solid demand.
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Silicon carbide-based motor drive enables a smaller, lighter electric aircraft engine

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose ...
FlightGlobal

GE and Kratos complete high-altitude testing of GEK800 autonomous fighter engine

GE Aerospace and Kratos have successfully completed high-altitude tests of their GEK800 turbofan, designed to power low-cost ...