Clean Sky 2’s Distributed Electric Propulsion Scaled Flight Demonstrator is a write-off after a fire during tests at the Netherlands aerospace research center.
The Rhode-Island-based startup also announced plans to build out a 600,000 ft.² production facility to fulfill an estimated $8 billion in customer orders.
Battery startup Solithor and aerostructures specialist Sonaca are talking to aircraft developers to capture energy storage requirements in electric aircraft.