CINCINNATI - GE Aviation has selected BAE Systems to design, test and supply energy management components for GE’s recently announced megawatt (MW) class hybrid electric propulsion system in development, AviationPros reports. Continue reading original article.
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
22 April 2022 - For this demonstration program, BAE Systems will provide the battery and related cabling used to store electricity and drive the motor/generator GE Aviation is building, controlled by GE’s power electronics.
Previously, NASA and GE Aviation announced the launch of a new research partnership to demonstrate flight readiness of an integrated hybrid electric propulsion system for single-aisle commercial aircraft. Plans are to conduct ground and flight tests in the mid-2020s.
Through NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, GE will test hybrid electric configurations on a modified Saab 340B to help prove out the technology.
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