hybrid electric aviation | Hartzell Propeller Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:11:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hartzellprop.com/wp-content/uploads/logo2-60x60.png hybrid electric aviation | Hartzell Propeller 32 32 All-Electric Alice Aircraft Edges Closer to First Flight https://hartzellprop.com/alice-aircraft-closer-to-first-flight/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:54:46 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=22256 The future of electric aviation is on the horizon. Last month, Eviation Aircraft moved one step closer to the first flight of its all-electric Alice aircraft with the delivery of the first electric propulsion unit (EPU), supplied by its sister company, magniX. The first-of-its-kind Alice commuter aircraft aims to redefine regional air travel with the […]

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]]> Going Electric: What are the Potential Benefits of Electric Aircraft? https://hartzellprop.com/going-electric-the-benefits-of-electric-aircraft/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:15:16 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=20414 Aviation pioneers have dreamed about the possibility of electric flight for decades. Long before the Wright Brothers, innovators were experimenting with batteries and electric motors to power airships and balloons. In 1883, French military engineers Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin Krebs used batteries and an electric motor to power La France, a steerable, hydrogen-filled dirigible. […]

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]]> What’s the Value of Propeller Certification? https://hartzellprop.com/why-propeller-certification-matters/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:25:58 +0000 http://hartzellprop.com/?p=20121 If you’re building an airplane, there comes a time when you must decide on the propeller to be installed. Performance, weight, cost, noise, diameter limits, and durability are all going to be big factors for you in making your propeller selection. But there’s another very important factor you should consider: propeller certification. You may have […]

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