Aircraft
Electric Taxiing Could Be A Green And Economic Option
Safran and Honeywell are planning to test a fuel-saving electric taxiing system, the motors of which will be located on the main landing gear.
Safran and Honeywell are planning to test a fuel-saving electric taxiing system, the motors of which will be located on the main landing gear.

Push-back tugs and taxiing aircraft with engines powered up may well, in a few years, be seen as remnants of the past. Two exhibitors here at the Singapore Airshow are studying electric motors that would drive the aircraft’s wheels on the ground.

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