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You Can Now Sign Up to Buy Your Own Hybrid-Electric Plane — Robb Report

October 4, 2019

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Many thanks to Danelle Cutle for sharing…

This week at the EAA AirVenture aviation “celebration” in Oshkosh, Wis., Ampaire is accepting letters of intent from general-aviation pilots for its Electric EEL hybrid-electric aircraft. The EEL is a retrofit six-seat Cessna 337 Skymaster with a conventional-combustion engine plus an electric-motor/battery-pack drivetrain. The company reports that it already has more than a dozen letters of interest from regional airlines and charter providers.

Los Angeles company Ampaire is offering its hybrid-electric Electric EEL aircraft to general-aviation pilots starting this week.

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Hybrid Propulsion for Aircraft — The Transport Journal

October 4, 2019

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The global aviation industry generates 2.4% of total carbon di oxide and 12% of all green house gases. However, the need to meet weight and safety regulations does not allow development of a completely alternate means of propulsion for several decades. However, there is hope in hybrid technology which may reduce carbon emission from the […]

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