Honeywell Nearing First Hybrid-electric Power Application
Honeywell is making big investments in the advanced air mobility sector, developing new propulsion and avionics systems.
Honeywell Aerospace expects to announce the launch hybrid-electric application for its new 1-MW turbogenerator later this year. In February, the company completed the first round of ground testing for the propulsion system that combines a 1-MW generator with the company’s existing HGT 1700 auxiliary power unit to provide two and a half times more power than a prototype unveiled in 2019.
“The power and density this will deliver could be game-changing,” Honeywell v-p and general manager for power systems Dave Shilliday told AIN. The program is part of a substantial investment the U.S.-based group has made in the fast-growing advanced air mobility sector over the last two to three years.
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