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XTI, VerdeGo Aero Partner On Smaller Cargo TriFan
Hybrid-electric propulsion specialist VerdeGo Aero is partnering with XTI Aircraft to create the TriFan 200, a smaller version of XTI’s currently-under-development TriFan 600 VTOL passenger aircraft.
Rendering of proposed TriFan 200
XTI Aircraft has selected Florida-based electric propulsion specialist VerdeGo, to develop a hybrid powertrain for its planned TriFan 200, a smaller, specialized autonomous cargo-carrying version of its TriFan 600 passenger VTOL. (Image: XTI Aircraft)

VerdeGo Aero is to provide its diesel engine to power the TriFan 200 eVTOL freighter being developed by XTI Aircraft. The new model is a smaller version of XTI's already in-development  TriFan 600 VTOL passenger aircraft.

The TriFan 200, intended for unmanned, autonomous cargo and logistics transportation, will be powered by VerdeGo’s high-efficiency, low-emissions hybrid-electric powertrain, which includes a 180KW generator, along with its high-power battery pack. The diesel (jet-A)-hybrid generator is key to the reduction of emissions and fuel burn by 35 percent compared to a conventional turbine powertrain, while according to Florida-based engine maker, reducing direct operating costs by 40 percent.

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