US Firm Uses Hybrid-Electric CT7 Turboprop Plane Engine for Tests

US firm uses hybrid-electric CT7 turboprop plane engine for tests

GE Aerospace is edging towards a major milestone in electrified flight. The company successfully completed initial ground tests of a hybrid-electric version of its CT7 turboprop engine. The tests, conducted at GE’s facility in Peebles, Ohio, validated the full integrated megawatt-class hybrid-electric system. The engine maker developed the demonstrator with NASA funding under the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project. GE Aer…

GE Aerospace advances hybrid-electric aviation with megawatt-class engine test (GE:NYSE)

GE Aerospace (GE) completes NASA-backed hybrid-electric propulsion ground tests—a step toward future flight demos and greener aviation.

GE completes hybrid-electric engine tests

GE Aerospace has completed testing of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system developed under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, clearing the way for future flight tests. The ground test marked the company’s first validation of the full integrated system. It brought together GE Aerospace-developed motor-generators, power converters and inverters, controllers, Dowty propellers, Avio Aero gearboxes and a CT7 …

GE Aerospace Completes Hybrid-Electric Test

GE Aersopace has successfully completed a test on a fully integrated CT-7 engine with a hybrid-electric system, clearing the way for flight testing