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GE begins testing hybrid aircraft engine after years of anticipation

Several airlines' ambitions for hybrid-electric aviation may have been dashed this week following the bankruptcy of Dutch manufacturer Maeve Aerospace. But as one company searches for a new path ...
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GE Aerospace Kicks Off Hybrid-Electric Engine Runs

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 ...
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NASA, GE Test Hybrid Engine for Next Decade of Flight

NASA and GE Aerospace in December hit a key milestone in their quest to develop hybrid-electric engine technology for the next decade of commercial aviation. The partners on Tuesday revealed they ...
Flying

GE Begins Testing Hybrid Aircraft Engine After Years of Anticipation

GE Aerospace successfully completed the first ground test of its "megawatt-class" fully integrated hybrid-electric powertrain, developed in partnership with NASA's Electrified Powertrain Flight ...