BRISTOL, UK - UK-based engineering and development company Electric Aviation Group (EAG) revealed a new design for a Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft (HERA) on Monday. The firm intends for the first of the potentially groundbreaking 70+ seater aircraft to be in service by 2028, Linnea Ahlgren reports for SimpleFlying.com. Continue reading original article.
The Intelligent Aerospace take:
July 21, 2020 -"Significant investments have been raised to develop sub-19 seat hybrid and all-electric aircraft which we believe is the wrong strategy. These small planes cannot meet the demands of mass air transportation or the requirements of decarbonisation," commented Kamran Iqbal, founder and CEO at EAG. "Our design is for an aircraft that will initially offer 800 nautical miles range at launch in 2028, and which will be able to carry over 70 people. We will be a first mover in what is a $4.4 trillion market."
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