This build and test explores a distributed propulsion blown wing STOL concept, focusing on design choices, airflow ...

A European research project to evaluate distributed electric propulsion using a subscale flight demonstrator is back up and running, the aircraft having been rebuilt after being destroyed on the ...

Airbus' EcoPulse hybrid-electric distributed propulsion demonstrator aircraft has completed its maiden flight using its complete powertrain of ePropellers, high-density batteries, and a turbogenerator ...

France’s EcoPulse distributed electric propulsion demonstrator—developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus—has conducted its first flight in hybrid-electric mode. The modified single-turboprop TBM 700 flew ...

AUSTIN, Texas & TOULOUSE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H3 Dynamics has successfully completed the world’s first fully integrated hydrogen-electric propulsion aircraft nacelle, the core enabling power ...

Dutch researchers have completed the first flight of a new scaled demonstrator designed to evaluate the potential for future passenger aircraft using a distributed electrical propulsion (DEP) ...

EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus to support aviation’s decarbonization roadmap, has successfully performed its ...

On a chilly day in mid-December, key stakeholders gathered together at a Daher hangar in Tarbes, in southwest France, to bid adieu to the EcoPulse demonstrator during a livestream wrap-up. A ...

Daher’s EcoPulse demonstrator aircraft has performed its first hybrid-electric flight with its Safran-supplied electric motors powered by batteries and a turbogenerator. Taking off from the ...

Nidec Aerospace, a joint venture between Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer ...

Hybrid electric propulsion systems represent a transformative approach for modern aviation by combining conventional fuel‐based engines with electric power sources. This integration aims to improve ...