Hybrid airliner? Well, not quite.

[VladTepes]

At the Singapore Airshow Airbus is showing off a model of its hybrid BAE146 ( E-fan X)

A BAe 146 flying testbed will have one of its four turbofans replaced by a 2 MW (2,700 hp) electric motor, with provisions to replace a second turbofan. Airbus will build the control architecture and integrate the systems, Rolls-Royce will adapt the Siemens motor and the fan to the existing nacelle, bring the turboshaft, generator and power electronics and Siemens the electric motor and its power electronic control unit, the inverter, DC/DC converter and power distribution

Propaganda, PR or next gen hybrid airliner? First flight in 2021. Very interesting!

powered by a power-generation system and battery

Yeah that 'power generation system' would be the three remaining jet turbines. 

https://www.airbus.com/innovation/future-technology/electric-flight/e-fan-x.html








Seems Airbus has decided to build a plane for Greta !   I can see it now....

[GSXKING]

And they'll brand it EMU airlines.  You get to ten thousand feet then realise ........................... EMU's can't fly 

Isn't it child abuse what they have made her in to :^( poor little autistic girly. 

[KiwiCol]

LOL!~!

[Kiwifruit]

l saw an article recently that said they were trying to Patent her name. Good to see someone is looking out for her.......