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Paris 2011: Honeywell-Safran Link on Electrically Powered Taxi System for Airplanes
Airline fuel savings of 4 percent and quieter, cleaner airports are predicted for an http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/busin

Airline fuel savings of 4 percent and quieter, cleaner airports are predicted for an electrically powered “green” taxing system for airplanes being developed by Safran and Honeywell. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Sunday to form a joint-venture company to develop the system.

In operation, electric motors mounted on each of the main landing gear bogies would power the wheels from the ramp to a point near to the runway, eliminating the need to taxi with the main aircraft engines at idle, running inefficiently and often for a considerable time.

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