Electric flight: Laying the groundwork for zero-emission aviation

Source: Airbus.com

Electric and hybrid-electric propulsion is rapidly revolutionising mobility technologies from automotive to marine. And the aviation industry is no exception.

At Airbus, the work in electric flight aims to lay the groundwork for future industry-wide adoption and regulatory acceptance of alternative-propulsion commercial aircraft and urban air vehicles.

On the path to zero-emission flight

In 2010, Airbus embarked on its electrification journey, developing the world’s first all-electric, four-engine aerobatic aircraft, CriCri. Since then, they have made significant progress in the electrification of flight. Their all-electric, twin-propeller aircraft E-Fan successfully crossed the English Channel in 2015. Their electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator projects, Vahana and CityAirbus, have completed many hours of rigorous and comprehensive flight testing programmes to ensure safety and high performance. E-Fan X, the successor to E-Fan that is 30-times more powerful than its predecessor, has provided invaluable insights on serial hybrid-electric propulsion.

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