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EcoPulse Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Completes Preliminary Design Review
The design is based on Daher's existing TBM family of light aircraft and is being prepared for a first flight in 2022.
EcoPulse
French aircraft manufacturer Daher is working with Airbus, Safran and France CORAC research agency to develop a hybrid-electric light aircraft through its EcoPulse program. (Image: Daher)

The program to create a distributed-propulsion hybrid-electric airplane based on a Daher TBM light aircraft has reached a key milestone with the completion of the preliminary design review. The EcoPulse team is comprised of aircraft manufacturers Airbus as well as Daher, as well as engines group Safran and France’s CORAC civil aviation research council. 

With the initial design review completed, the EcoPulse’s baseline configuration has been validated and frozen, paving the way for final assembly and integration to commence at Daher’s factory at Tarbes in southern France. Final assembly is scheduled for late 2021, with a first flight planned in 2022.