Airbus validating electric technologies
While Boeing has arguably taken the lead in more electric aircraft systems with the new 787 airliner, European manufacturers are trying to strike back.

While Boeing has arguably taken the lead in more electric aircraft systems with the new 787 airliner, European manufacturers are trying to strike back. Airbus and a group of equipment makers have joined forces on European research projects to validate more electric technologies. The Power Optimized Aircraft (POA) was the first of these projects, initiated in 2002, while More Open Electrical Technologies (MOET) is now the follow-on.

Loading…