Airbus E-Fan Goes Hybrid

John Morris July 30, 2016
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—Airbus Group Innovations has flown its E-fan proof-of-concept electric aircraft with hybrid propulsion, adding an internal-combustion engine as a range extender. The aircraft is making its U.S. debut in the new E-Fan 1.2 configuration at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show here July...
John Morris

John was editor of Aviation Week's ShowNews for nearly two decades. He retired in 2020. His background in business journalism before joining Aviation Week includes stints at Reuters, the American Banker daily banking newspaper and as business news editor at the Milwaukee Journal and the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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