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Hybrid jet engines work to excel where pure-electric jets fail

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...
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Bell Beats Boeing to Build World's First Aircraft with Folding Rotors and Jet Engines

Two years ago, in 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the birth of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. The goal of the effort was to ...
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Rolls-Royce’s new hybrid aircraft engine aims to reduce aviation emissions by 30%

The aviation industry is looking to take a cue from the recent success of hybrid cars. In partnership with the Norwegian research organization SINTEF, Rolls-Royce aims to develop a hybrid aircraft ...
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Retrofittable hybrid turboprop could slash fuel burn by 30%

If you have a regional turboprop aircraft and wish that it was a bit more hybirdy, RTX may be able to accommodate you. The company is developing a combined thermal/electric propulsion system that not ...
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Rolls-Royce hybrid jet engine targets a 30% cut in flight emissions

Rolls-Royce is developing a hybrid jet engine designed to reduce flight emissions by roughly 30%, a target that places the British manufacturer squarely in a high-stakes race among engine makers to ...