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Ampaire's New Electric EEL Demonstrator Flies Ahead of Hawaii Trials
Ampaire says it has introduced improvements to the second technology demonstrator of its Electric EEL aircraft based on Cessna's 337 Skymaster.
Ampaire Electric EEL
On September 10, 2020, Ampaire flew a new technology demonstrator of its Electric EEL hybrid electric aircraft based on the Cessna 337. [Photo: Ampaire]

Ampaire last week flew the second technology demonstrator of its hybrid-electric Cessna 337 Electric EEL aircraft. In October, the California-based company intends to ship the aircraft to Hawaii, where it will operate on some trial services with local carrier Mokulele Airlines.

In 2019, Ampaire flew the first demonstrator version of its converted Cessna 337 Skymaster twin. The company says that it has incorporated a number of improvements to the second demonstrator based on lessons learned from the initial test flights.