Engines
Russia Prepares for Superconductor Electric Motor Trials
Electric motors using high temperature superconductors could find applications on existing aircraft as well as new eVTOL designs.

The Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects (RFARP) expects to be ready to start flight testing an aircraft powered by an electric motor using superconductor materials by 2021. According to deputy director general Vitaly Davydov, the state-backed defense research agency is working jointly with superconductor developer SuperOx to develop an all-electric eVTOL aircraft.