New British Zero-Emission Trainer Nearing Completion

Swift Technology Group zero-emission trainer

The first Swift trainer is being assembled in a hangar near Badersfield, England. Awaiting final assembly are fuselage sections—upper (left) and lower (in crate, center)—wing spars (front and rear crates) and the  propeller and internal combustion engine (in box).

Credit: Swift Technology Group
BADERSFIELD, ENGLAND—As anyone involved in the sector will confirm, decarbonizing aviation is going to be a long, hard slog. Much of the top-down thinking—be it from governments, agencies or major equipment manufacturers—is concentrated on developing zero-emission airliners. But innovation at the...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

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