Airbus Starts Electrical Backup System Flight Tests

Tony Osborne September 22, 2021
H130
Airbus Helicopters is testing the EBS on its H130 FlightLab experimental helicopter.
Credit: Airbus
TOULOUSE—Airbus Helicopters has begun flight tests of an electrical backup system (EBS) on its H130 FlightLab experimental helicopter. The EBS system uses a 100-kW electric motor connected to the main gearbox which could provide up to 30 sec. of additional power in the event of an engine failure...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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