European majors look to electric future

Credit: E-Fan X consortium
Three major European manufacturing groups plan to take a significant step toward hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft, they announced Nov. 28. Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have partnered to create a new 2MW electric motor that they hope to fly by 2020. The new partnership, announced...

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