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Wright Prepares To Expand Electric Propulsion System Tests
Thrust test stand has been manufactured and is being installed in New York
Wright Electric test stand
Wright Electric’s new test stand for evaluating the performance of its WM2500 electric propulsion system includes a converted Lycoming LF507-1F turbofan engine.

Wright Electric is preparing to start ground testing prototypes of the 2-megawatt WM2500 electric propulsion system (EPS) it is developing for commercial airliners. This week, the company reported that it now has a test stand to install at its facility in New York State with a view to expanding the scope of tests in the next few months.

The test stand has been constructed with the support of Polish company REA Space and the Rzeszow University of Technology. It incorporates a 7,000-pound-thrust Lycoming LF507-1 turbofan engine donated by Executive Jet Support, since this is representative of the propulsion loads required for regional jets.