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2600hp Hybrid Electric Turboprop regional airliner being tested

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Doggzilla

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Many of our members have been discussing hybrid technology for years. Well, it looks like someone else took notice as well. It appears that the system works very well and has a lot of potential.

United Technologies has equipped a Q400 with a 2 Megawatt hybrid system (2600hp) and says that it shows at least a 30% fuel savings.

They say the results cut the aircraft range to about 600nm, but that almost all Q400 routes are shorter than that so it doesn't matter anyways.

They also say that an airframe designed specifically to use the hybrid system would be even more efficient and could almost eliminate the penalties.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...brid-electric-propulsion-system-on-da-456942/
 
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