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Safran Turbogenerator Will Power Electra Hybrid Aircraft
Electra recently received FAA G-1 issue paper defining certification path
Safran TG600 turbogenerator
Safran’s 600-kilowatt turbogenerator is based on the French company’s Arrano helicopter engine.

Safran Helicopter Engines will supply its TG600 turbogenerator as a key element in Electra’s in-development EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft. The 600-kilowatt generator, which is based on Safran’s Arrano turboshaft, will operate in conjunction with the Evolito electric motors that Electra selected last year.

The two companies held a ceremonial signing at the Farnborough Airshow to formalize the partnership, which builds on an earlier memorandum of understanding, with Electra agreeing to purchase an initial 250 examples of the TG600.