Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire is supporting Elire Aero's efforts to produce an existing family of light utility aircraft with reduced carbon powertrains. The start-up is in the process of acquiring an undisclosed airframer and on October 1 signed an agreement with Ampaire, which is already working on its own plans to re-engine aircraft including the Cessna Grand Caravan.
Elire Aero's business plan would see it offer the Ampaire propulsion system as one of several alternative powertrains for the aircraft it intends to produce. It is understood to be close to reaching agreements with two other undisclosed companies, including one that has already converted an existing aircraft to use its battery-electric powertrain and is also supporting a new all-electric aircraft program. The other company is developing hydrogen fuel cell technology.
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