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Pratt & Whitney Canada Begins Ground Tests of Flight‑Standard Hybrid‑Electric Propulsion

The tests will validate integration of a Pratt & Whitney thermal engine, a 1‑MW Collins Aerospace electric motor and an H55 certifiable battery so the system can be fitted to a Dash 8‑100 testbed ahead of a planned 2027 flight.

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Experimental Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Canada Begins Ground Tests of Flight‑Standard Hybrid‑Electric Propulsion

Solar Impulse 2 Crashes in Gulf After Reported Power Loss as NTSB Investigates

Small Plane Flips on Cape Cod Gateway Airport Runway With No Injuries

Aurora Moves X-65 Fuselage Into Final Integration for 2027 Flight Demo

NASA’s X-59 Cuts Short Second Flight After Cockpit Warning

Stratolaunch’s Giant ‘Roc’ Spotted Over California in New Videos

Zapata’s Airscooter Crashes in Failed English Channel Crossing

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Starts Taxi Tests at Plant 42

Experimental Stunt Plane Crashes at Langley AFB, Pilot’s Condition Unclear

Pilot Unbuckles and Falls from Plane, Causing Fatal Crash in Pennsylvania

Experimental homemade plane crash in Arizona results in one fatality, one serious injury