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VoltAero Unveils First Cassio 330 Prototype Aircraft Ahead of First Flight
The pusherprop model is set to start its flight test campaign in the next few weeks.
VoltAero Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft.
The motors for VoltAero's Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft will be supplied by strategic investor Kawasaki and they will also feature Avidyne's new Quantum avionics suite. (Image: AIN/David McIntosh)

VoltAero is debuting the first full-scale prototype of its Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow this week. The Cassio 330, which can be configured with either four or five seats, will be the first of three hybrid-electric aircraft that VoltAero intends to produce for cargo, air taxi, and medevac applications. 

The French start-up plans to begin flight testing with the newly revealed Cassio 330 prototype later this year. For the upcoming flight test campaign, VoltAero will equip the aircraft with a four-cylinder, 165-kilowatt engine supplied by company partner and strategic investor Kawasaki Motors, a company best known for its motorcycle engine products. 

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