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Hybrid-Electric Utility Aircraft Gathers Support A British startup has attracted some heavyweights in the electric aircraft business to create a hybrid-electric utility aircraft that can fill a variety of roles. Faradair Aerospace founder Neil Cloughley says Honeywell, magniX, Cambridge Consultants and Nova Systems have signed on to help develop his Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft (BEHA). “Their input will enable us to deliver the BEHA prototype by 2024 and subsequent Part 23 certification for operational trials from 2026,” said Cloughley. “Gaining such support validates our business model...

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By Dominic Perry2020-12-18T13:03:00+00:00 UK start-up Faradair Aerospace will shortly begin a two-year engineering effort as it works to integrate a newly selected propulsion system into the first prototype of its BEHA hybrid-electric aircraft. In addition, the Duxford airfield-based company is continuing its efforts to secure the estimated £1 billion ($1.3 billion) required to bring the BEHA – or Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft – into production. Source: Faradair BEHA will arrive from 2026 On 17 December Faradair announced it had selected Honeywell to supply the BEHA’s turbogenerator, ...

Faradair signs new partners for BEHA hybrid 18th December 2020 14:59 Europe/London British hybrid-electric start-up Faradair Aerospace has attracted a consortium of partners to help it deliver its new Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft (BEHA). They include Honeywell, magniX, Cambridge Consultants and Nova Systems. Faradair will work with Honeywell on the BEHA turbogenerator, comprised of Honeywell’s gas turbine and generator technologies as well as other technologies, including avionics and flight control systems. The BEHA will use two magni500 e-motors and magniDrive control system technology fo...

By Pilar Wolfsteller2020-12-18T01:49:00+00:00 US electric propulsion specialist MagniX will collaborate with UK-based Faradair Aerospace to deliver an 18-seat Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft (BEHA) by 2026, giving the sustainable aircraft sector a good-news boost during an otherwise bleak year for aerospace. The new BEHA will use two Magni500 e-motors and associated MagniDrive control system technology for flight propulsion, the companies say on 17 December. Faradair plans to build 300 examples of the aircraft. “This shows we are on the right track,” MagniX chief executive Roei Ganzarski t...