Boeing’s more-electric initiative is one of the major design features of the 787, offering increased efficiency, better control and reduced systems weight The more-electric system on the 787 really is ...

GE Aerospace is to modify a Passport business jet engine with a hybrid-electric system through a NASA-led project that also supports development of the CFM International RISE open-fan demonstrator.

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 ...

Hybrid electric propulsion systems represent a transformative approach for modern aviation by combining conventional fuel‐based engines with electric power sources. This integration aims to improve ...

The Airbus Flightlab helicopter has started flight tests with a backup engine system that will function in the short term as an emergency electrical power system in case of turbine failure but in the ...

The automobile is changing right before our eyes. It’s gradually morphing from a traditional internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicle into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), and then to an all-electric ...