Description
Guy Norris and Christine Boynton unpack GE Aerospace's successful flight of its modified Saab 340B megawatt-class hybrid-electric testbed at 30,000 ft., representing a milestone for an electric propulsion system operating at standard commercial airline altitudes.
The aircraft, which is on show at the Farnborough airshow after being flown across the Atlantic from the U.S., incorporates a fully integrated megawatt class hybrid electric propulsion system in a modified nacelle in the No.2 right engine position, and retains the standard GE CT7 turboprop in the left position.