The aviation industry is looking to take a cue from the recent success of ...

Astro Mechanica's engine operates in three distinct modes: Mode 1 uses an electric motor to spin the "blisk" – a bladed disk the company makes in-house that acts as the compressor/turbofan instead of ...

Regional aircraft start-up Maeve Aerospace expects its in-development Maeve Jet will use hybrid-electric open-rotor engines derived from the system RTX is developing under a demonstrator programme ...

In the future, regional flights such as Trondheim-Oslo could become much more environmentally friendly with the help of a hybrid aircraft engine. This type of engine combines an electric motor and a ...

Rolls-Royce and SINTEF are developing a hybrid aircraft engine. However, the path to this is still long. In part, fundamental research must first be carried out ...

The aviation industry faces one of the toughest challenges in global decarbonization. Unlike other sectors where electrification is feasible, airlines require a high energy density fuel to maintain ...

A newly shared video depicts a 550-lb electric rotorcraft, considered the quietest aircraft ever ...

Powered by a combination of batteries and internal combustion, hybrid-electric aircraft can cut CO 2 emissions by 50% or more along with offering dramatically lower operating costs. While the low ...

One of the two motor-generators in GE Aerospace’s hybrid-electric Passport test engine is attached to the low-pressure spool aft of the exhaust mixer. Credit: GE Aerospace GE Aerospace has started ...