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Saft Developing Li-ion Batteries for Biz Aircraft, Helos
Batteries offer significant weight savings and better performance
Saft lithium-ion battery
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Battery manufacturer Saft has released a prototype version of its new 28-volt lithium-ion (Li-ion) main-ship battery that allows aircraft OEMs to begin bench-testing it for future applications.

The first battery being offered is a 60-amp-hour unit that “stores more than twice the energy in the same weight and one and a half times the energy in the same volume than a lead-acid battery,” according to Saft. Weight savings with the Li-ion battery in some aircraft applications could be as much as 20 to 30 kg (44 to 66 pounds).

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