FAA Certifies Hartzell Propeller for Electric Aircraft

FAA certifies Hartzell propeller for electric aircraft

Electric-powered aircraft, including those that take off conventionally as well as vertically, differ from traditional piston and turbine models and require parts designed to suit their needs. Now, after years of experimentation, testing, and development, Hartzell Propeller became the first manufacturer to receive FAR Part 35 type certification for a specialized advanced air mobility propeller.

“Hartzell Gains FAA Type Certificate For First Part 35 Electric Engine Propeller, Designed & Tested with BETA Technologies” - eVTOL Insights

Hartzell Propeller has received FAA Part 35 Type Certification for the first propeller designed specifically for advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, reports a press release. The release explains, “The company worked with aerospace company BETA Technologies to achieve this landmark, conducting all testing of its propeller on BETA’s proprietary electric propulsion systems (electric engines), which are designed and manufactured in-house by BETA.”…

Hartzell Propeller “receives first FAA certification of specialist AAM aircraft propeller”

Hartzell Propeller has received FAA Part 35 Type Certification for the first propeller designed specifically for advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, says the company in a press release. “The company worked with aerospace company BETA Technologies to achieve this landmark, conducting all testing of its propeller on BETA’s proprietary electric propulsion systems (electric engines), which are designed and manufactured in-house by BETA. This miles…

Hartzell Gets FAA Nod For First Electric Aircraft Propeller

Hartzell Propellers revealed on Monday it has received Part 35 type certification from the FAA for a new prop designed specifically for electric and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft. The approval makes Hartzell the first company to achieve such a milestone.Developed in cooperation with BETA Technologies, the five-blade, carbon fiber propeller underwent thousands of hours of ground and flight testing on BETA’s in-house electric propulsion sys…

Hartzell Earns Type Certificate for 1st Part 35 Electric Engine Propeller, Designed and Tested with BETA Technologies - Journal of Cyber Policy

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Beta advances stepwise certification approach with propeller approval from FAA

When Vermont-based electric vertical take-off and landing developer Beta Technologies in 2023 revealed its intention to certify a conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) version of its Alia aircraft, that was in part due to the challenges it was facing at the time in getting its eVTOL through transition flight. But the startup successfully pivoted, embracing what it described as an incremental approach to certification that would burn down deve…