Russia Plans Hybrid-Electric Regional Demonstrator

Graham Warwick July 27, 2023

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Russia is developing technology for a hybrid-electric regional airliner, with plans to fly a demonstrator in 2026, news agency Tass says. It cited a presentation by the head of the Zhukovsky Institute national research center at the Eurasian Aerospace Congress in Moscow on July 24. The presentation...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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