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Rolls Starts Testing New Hybrid-electric Propulsion System
Testing begins on the first elements of Rolls-Royce’s 2.5-megawatt Power Generation System 1.
Rolls-Royce has started testing various elements of its planned 2.5 MW hybrid-electric propulsion system for future regional airliners. (Rolls-Royce)
Rolls-Royce has started testing various elements of its planned 2.5 MW hybrid-electric propulsion system for future regional airliners. (Rolls-Royce)

Rolls-Royce has started testing the first elements of the most powerful hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in aerospace at a newly renovated testbed, the company said Thursday. The tests support the 2.5-megawatt (MW) Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) demonstrator program for future regional aircraft.


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