GE Aerospace completes NASA-supported ground tests of a hybrid electric turbofan engine, advancing electric propulsion for future narrowbody aircraft.

MANASSAS, Va., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra.aero, Inc. ("Electra") announced today that NASA Administrator Bill Nelson flew aboard Electra's hybrid-electric EL2 Goldfinch Ultra Short prototype ...

Initial ground trials of a hybrid-electric engine demonstrator support NASA's Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project.

GE Aerospace announced on January 26 that it reached a key milestone in hybrid-electric ...

Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies. Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert ...

If hybrid cars can cut CO2 emissions on the road, can hybrid-electric planes do the same in the air? NASA is exploring that possibility, announcing this week two contracts to aviation startup Electra.

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra's EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members of the ...

NASA has revealed a powerful new battery that could change the future of flight. Their solid-state sulfur selenium battery is designed to replace gas-powered engines with electric ones. This leap in ...

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new ...

NASA has awarded a Pennsylvania company a $1.35 million prize for developing an ultra-efficient electric airplane. The Taurus G4 airplane won the prize by flying 200 miles from Charles M. Schulz ...

In this What's New in Aerospace program, NASA’s Nicholas Borer talks about the X-57 “Maxwell,” an all-electric experimental aircraft. Today, electrically-powered aircraft are starting to take flight, ...