Helix Charts Potential Path To Energy-Efficient Regional Aviation

Helix  Caption: Power-dense electric motors are at the core of Helix’s proposed very-short-haul aircraft architecture

Power-dense electric motors are at the core of Helix’s proposed very-short-haul aircraft architecture

Credit: Helix
A UK developer of electric powertrains is championing an aircraft architecture it says could reduce fuel burn on very-short-haul regional and private flights by 90%. The proposed design combines hybridization with ducted fans and the company’s power-dense electric motors. One in every four European...
Graham Warwick

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