Daher, Ascendance Collaborate On Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

Ascendance

Ascendance has bench-tested a subscale version of the Sterna hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Credit: Ascendance Flight Technologies
As battery limitations continue to constrain electric aviation, projects to equip aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion to enable longer ranges are gaining momentum. French aircraft manufacturer Daher is preparing to fly a modified single-turboprop TBM on hybrid-electric power using a...
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