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VoltAero Debuts Cassio 330 Hybrid-electric Aircraft
VoltAero's hybrid-electric Cassio 330 aircraft will feature a Kawasaki engine and the new Avidyne Quantum avionics platform.
Cassio 330 prototype
The Cassio 330 prototype made its Paris Airshow debut and is slated for first flight later this year. The aircraft features a hybrid-electric propulsion system. (Photo: David McIntosh)

VoltAero is debuting the first full-scale prototype of its Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow this week. The Cassio 330, which can be configured with either four or five seats, will be the first of three hybrid-electric aircraft that VoltAero intends to produce for cargo, air taxi, and medevac applications. 

The French start-up plans to begin flight testing with the newly revealed Cassio 330 prototype later this year. For the upcoming flight test campaign, VoltAero will equip the aircraft with a four-cylinder, 165-kilowatt engine supplied by company partner and strategic investor Kawasaki Motors, a company best known for its motorcycle engine products.