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Parallel Hybrid

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Highplains

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I stumbled across an article about a British professor that is experimenting with a parallel hybrid based on a Czech mircrolight design called the Song. Normally it flies with about a 20 hp engine, but in this example it is using a 7 KW Honda (~9 hp) in parallel with a 10 KW electric (~13 hp). While this is not a fast mover, it is a step in the right direction since the electric portion is mostly about climbing to cruise altitude

https://www.cnet.com/news/hybrid-cars-please-hybrid-airplanes-are-the-next-big-thing/
 
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