Aircraft with a parallel hybrid engine tested in UK
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 17:50
in Physics & Chemistry
More research is needed before commercial airliners will be powered entirely with electric motors but tests with hybrid designs are turning up interesting results. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in association with Boeing have tested an aircraft with a parallel hybrid engine in the UK, the first ever to be able to recharge its batteries in flight. The Cambridge report said that the test flights took place at the Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton. The tests involved hops along the runway and evaluation flights at a height over 1,500 feet.