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This Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Just Flew a Record 1,880 Miles Across the US

27 Jul 2022 | Abstracted from Robb Report

Ampaire's EEL demonstrator is "retrofit six-seat Cessna 337 Skymaster with a conventional-combustion engine plus an electric-motor/battery-pack drivetrain...flew...1,880 miles from Los Angeles, California, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin" in 3 legs.

Company's "hybrid-electric version of the nine-seat Cessna Grand Caravan...promises fuel savings of up to 70 percent and emissions reductions of up to 100 percent when using sustainable aviation fuel."

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