MagniX Teams with Air Tindi and AeroTec for NASA's Electric Powertrain Project

Canadian regional airline Air Tindi will provide one of its Dash 7 twin turboprop aircraft to be converted to an electric propulsion system for NASA-backed flight trials.

DeHavilland Canada Dash 7 airliner. — A 50-seat DeHavilland Canada Dash 7 is to be converted for NASA-backed flight trials using MagniX's electric propulsion systems. (Image: BAE Systems)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

May 3, 2022

Canadian regional airline Air Tindi is to participate in a joint MagniX/NASA program to evaluate plans to convert DeHavilland Canada Dash 7 twin-turboprop aircraft to electric propulsion. It will provide one of its aircraft for flight trials due to begin in 2025, and the project is also now being supported by AeroTec, which will help MagniX to integrate its electric motor with the airframe.

NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project started in 2021, when the U.S. government agency awarded Washington state-based MagniX $74.3 million in funding. It is part of a multi-year program to demonstrate the potential for electric propulsion in the air transportation sector.

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