Rolls-Royce Passes Megawatt Level In Hybrid-Electric Power Tests

PGS1
Rolls-Royce's Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) demonstrator.
Credit: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce says it has generated more than a megawatt of power in ground runs of a hybrid-electric engine on a testbed which is designed to pave the way for future development of a hybrid-electric regional propulsion system. Described by Rolls as the world’s powerful hybrid-electric demonstrator...
Guy Norris

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