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Aerospace Firm Wright Releases White Paper On Potential C-130 'Hercules' Electrification

11 Oct 2024 | Abstracted from Renewable Energy Magazine

"C-130 would be an ideal aircraft to study sequential electrification, for commercial cargo and US Department of Defense (DoD) applications...2024 NASA study...found that potential block fuel savings could be as high as 27-44 percent. In real-life terms, this could mean an increase in airline profit margins of up to 6x.

"WM2500 is a 2.5 MW electric propulsion unit targeted to achieve industry leading power and power density."

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