A hybrid Cessna 337 in California completed a successful test flight using a silicon carbide-based inverter developed by the ...

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an ...

This week, the roar of engines at Boeing Field gave way to the quiet hum of progress as a different kind of airplane landed, ...

Seattle is one of the first places where electric planes are taking off. A plane that will never need traditional fuel landed ...

A new hybrid electric motor developed through a project named Hypstair has the potential to make a breakthrough in emission-free propulsion in aviation. The motor is being tested on a Pipistrel ...

Having witnessed the advantages of electrification in the automotive world, the aviation industry has quickly jumped on board and started looking into ways of integrating batteries and electric motors ...

Shares of electric aircraft company Beta Technologies rose slightly in first-day trading on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, amid a down day for the overall tech sector.

In a nutshell, this means that for flights of up to 200 km (124 miles), the aircraft just uses two electric motors located relatively close in to the fuselage on each wing. For going farther – up to ...

This edition of PowerBites delves into the potential of STOL electric aircraft for mission-critical situations, an ...