Ampaire Flies Hybrid Electric EEL from Camarillo to Oshkosh Written 25 July 2022
Ampaire Electric EEL plane: First test flight. | Credit: CNET Highlights; YouTube; framegrab
Aviation International News reports that Ampaire flew its hybrid-electric EEL demonstrator aircraft on a “1,633-nm mission from Camarillo, California, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 22.” The EEL “demonstrated fuel savings of up to 40 percent versus a standard aircraft, according to the company. The EEL is a parallel hybrid, retaining one conventional piston engine and with one independent electric drivetrain. The aircraft made its first flight in 2019.”
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Ampaire Electric EEL plane: First test flight
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