Aircraft
UK Backs Hybrid-electric Re-engining of Britten-Norman Islander
A UK project is developing a hybrid-electric modification for the Britten-Norman Islander.
A re-engined hybrid-electric version of the Britten-Norman Islander may be available by the end of 2022.
A re-engined hybrid-electric version of the Britten-Norman Islander may be available by the end of 2022.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) this week received a $12 million UK government grant to support its plans to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system for the nine-seat Britten-Norman Islander twin-engine aircraft. The Project Fresson team plans to spend the next 30 months developing a demonstrator version of the re-engined aircraft, which is used for a variety of roles, including short regional airline connections to island locations.