Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens Announce New Partnership to Build an Electric Airplane

Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens Announce New Partnership to Build an Electric Airplane

“In October, Boeing recently purchased electric aircraft company Aurora Flight Sciences, signaling its commitment to electric transportation. Likewise, Startup company Zunum Aero — which has been backed by Boeing in the past — hopes to have its hybrid-electric airliner in operation by 2022.

Now, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and German automation company Siemens have announced a partnership to undertake a project that would convert a plane to utilize electric propulsion. The trio has dubbed the project “E-Fan X,” which involves gradually replacing the BAe 146 airliner’s gas turbines with two-megawatt electric motors…”

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