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So is the EC120 resurrected? its a pretty airframe with some fresh new tech. is the fenestron electric? (big 3 phase orange cables)
Last edited by Agile; 17th Jan 2023 at 07:04.
Originally Posted by Kulwin Park
Very much turbine exhaust fumes coming out of the last picture underneath the fuselage. Thought it was going to be electric?
Additionally, the DisruptiveLab is fitted with a parallel hybrid-electric drive system which is capable of recharging the batteries during in flight.
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Here you go, Five Blades:
https://verticalmag.com/news/airbus-...test-campaign/
https://verticalmag.com/news/airbus-...test-campaign/
Finally, the aircraft has been built for hybridization — which has the potential to provide a reduction of 10 percent in fuel burn.
The motor will allow “reversable hybridization” said Krysinski. Much like the electric motor in a hybrid car, it will be capable of being charged through a plug-in port or by the turbine engine during some flight conditions. In other flight conditions, energy can be taken from the electric motor and put into the powertrain.
The 250 kW motor will be capable of powering the rotors for three minutes in horizontal flight, said Krysinski. But while safety is clearly one benefit in case of engine loss, he said there the use of the electric motor “opens the doors to many subjects” — such as perhaps the potential to enter urban areas with a single-engine aircraft.
The motor will allow “reversable hybridization” said Krysinski. Much like the electric motor in a hybrid car, it will be capable of being charged through a plug-in port or by the turbine engine during some flight conditions. In other flight conditions, energy can be taken from the electric motor and put into the powertrain.
The 250 kW motor will be capable of powering the rotors for three minutes in horizontal flight, said Krysinski. But while safety is clearly one benefit in case of engine loss, he said there the use of the electric motor “opens the doors to many subjects” — such as perhaps the potential to enter urban areas with a single-engine aircraft.
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Originally Posted by admikar
How much useful load that is going to cost? That amount of batteries can't be light.
Real value if the potential to enter urban areas with a single-engine aircraft exist.
Originally Posted by Agile
I twin engine is not light either compared to a single engine. That is especially true for light weight helicopters.
Real value if the potential to enter urban areas with a single-engine aircraft exist.
Real value if the potential to enter urban areas with a single-engine aircraft exist.
Difference is that that second engine can keep you aloft for a lot more than 3 minutes.
