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Hybrid Tilt-Wing eVTOL Aero3 Conquers Helicopter Operations in Switzerland
Hybrid Tilt-Wing eVTOL Aero3 Conquers Helicopter Operations in Switzerland

24 Mar 2023, 04:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dufour Aerospace's Aero2 and Aero3 hybrid VTOLs will soon be operated by all major helicopter companies in Switzerland, together with standard helicopters

 
Heesen’s First Hybrid-Propulsion Superyacht Is an Exceptional Home Fit for a Billionaire
Heesen’s First Hybrid-Propulsion Superyacht Is an Exceptional Home Fit for a Billionaire

15 Mar 2023, 05:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Designed to become an eccentric billionaire's permanent home in the Bahamas, the 161-foot Home is also a pioneer in terms of performance engineering

 
The Infamous “Flying Bum” Finally Gets an Official Production Line
The Infamous “Flying Bum” Finally Gets an Official Production Line

3 Feb 2023, 03:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Remember the bizarre-looking contraption that claimed to be the world's biggest aircraft? The Airlander 10 might finally kick off series production

 
British Brand’s New Polar Class Cruise Ship Boasts a 40-Day Sea Endurance
British Brand’s New Polar Class Cruise Ship Boasts a 40-Day Sea Endurance

30 Jan 2023, 03:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This recently-relaunched ultra-luxurious cruise brand is unveiling its newest and biggest vessel, ready for Arctic exploration

 
USAF Bets $85 Million on the Electra eSTOL Prototype
USAF Bets $85 Million on the Electra eSTOL Prototype

27 Jan 2023, 03:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This innovative type of hybid-electric aircraft could become the U.S. Air Force's next cargo air platform for strategic logistics

 
Unique Cargo VTOL Moves to Byron Airport in California
Unique Cargo VTOL Moves to Byron Airport in California

13 Jan 2023, 03:53 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Elroy Air has moved its testing facility to the Byron Airport in order to advance testing of its impressive VTOL with a unique cargo pod

 
This Autonomous Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Is Gearing Up for Green Humanitarian Missions
This Autonomous Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Is Gearing Up for Green Humanitarian Missions

11 Jan 2023, 05:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Textron's fresh acquisition, Pipistrel, is developing a hybrid-electric autonomous aircraft that's more than suitable for humanitarian operations

 
Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Carries Out 33-Minute Maiden Flight From Los Angeles
Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Carries Out 33-Minute Maiden Flight From Los Angeles

21 Nov 2022, 04:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Los Angeles-based Ampaire successfully carried out the pioneering flight of the Eco Caravan, a hybrid-electric upgrade of the Cessna Grand Caravan

 
Plana Aero Is Getting One Step Closer to Developing Its Hybrid-Electric VTOL Air Taxi
Plana Aero Is Getting One Step Closer to Developing Its Hybrid-Electric VTOL Air Taxi

13 Oct 2022, 08:32 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Korea-based VTOL developer Plana Aero announced that it raised $9 more million in funding and it plans to use the money to develop its hybrid-electric air taxi

 
French Hybrid-Electric Aircraft to Be Powered by Safran’s Smart Electric Motor
French Hybrid-Electric Aircraft to Be Powered by Safran’s Smart Electric Motor

22 Jul 2022, 05:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A French aviation startup is gearing up for the test of its first parallel hybrid aircraft, the Cassio 330, soon to be followed by a powerful regional version

 
GE and NASA Run World’s First Test of a High-Power Hybrid Propulsion System at 45,000 Ft.
GE and NASA Run World’s First Test of a High-Power Hybrid Propulsion System at 45,000 Ft.

21 Jul 2022, 02:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / GE has successfully tested a pioneering high-power, high-voltage system in simulated altitude conditions, as part of NASA's project for future electric aviation

 
Rolls-Royce to Boost Hybrid-Electric Flights With Turbogenerator Technology
Rolls-Royce to Boost Hybrid-Electric Flights With Turbogenerator Technology

24 Jun 2022, 03:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Rolls-Royce is gearing up to take air taxi transportation to the next level by boosting battery power with top-level turbogenerator technology

 
The Sanctioned Norwegian Cruise Ship Resumes Operations, Joined by a Second Green Vessel
The Sanctioned Norwegian Cruise Ship Resumes Operations, Joined by a Second Green Vessel

3 May 2022, 05:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Sanctions against Russian companies indirectly hit a new eco-friendly cruise ship that started operating in Sweden, but now it's back on track

 
Hybrid-Electric Roboship Is Trailblazing Green Shipping in Japan
Hybrid-Electric Roboship Is Trailblazing Green Shipping in Japan

20 Apr 2022, 04:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Mitsubishi and Honda are some of giants that have joined forces to launch innovative hybrid-electric vessels for green shipping in Japan

 
General Electric’s Hybrid Propulsion System to Power the U.S. Army’s Future Helicopters
General Electric’s Hybrid Propulsion System to Power the U.S. Army’s Future Helicopters

4 Apr 2022, 03:44 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Army just awarded GE more than $5 million for the development of hybrid-electric propulsion technology for military helicopters

 
UK’s First High-Speed Hybrid-Electric Passenger Ferries Coming Later This Year
UK’s First High-Speed Hybrid-Electric Passenger Ferries Coming Later This Year

10 Mar 2022, 07:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / London wants to become carbon-neutral by the end of the decade, and these hybrid-electric high-speed ferries will play a important part in that

 
French Startup’s Bold Hybrid-Electric VTOL to Start Flying on Asia-Pacific Routes
French Startup’s Bold Hybrid-Electric VTOL to Start Flying on Asia-Pacific Routes

23 Feb 2022, 09:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Atea, the VTOL boasting an innovative fan-in-wing technology, is gearing up to start operating in just three years, in Singapore

 
Future Hybrid-Electric VTOL With a 1,000-Mile Range Ready to Change U.S. Regional Travel
Future Hybrid-Electric VTOL With a 1,000-Mile Range Ready to Change U.S. Regional Travel

11 Feb 2022, 05:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Electric vehicle and hyperloop technology experts have founded a startup that's gearing up to revolutionize regional travel with a hybrid-electric VTOL

 
Hybrid-Electric Chaparral VTOL Can Carry 500 Lb for 300 Miles in Its Boat-Like Cargo Pod
Hybrid-Electric Chaparral VTOL Can Carry 500 Lb for 300 Miles in Its Boat-Like Cargo Pod

27 Jan 2022, 10:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Chaparral C1 from Elroy Air is more than your regular delivery drone, boasting a payload capacity of up to 500 lb and a range of up to 300 miles

 
Oshkosh Defense Introduces Its First Hybrid-Electric JLTV
Oshkosh Defense Introduces Its First Hybrid-Electric JLTV

25 Jan 2022, 23:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Oshkosh Defense unveiled its first-ever hybrid-electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), a machine that has "silent drive" capabilities