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EcoPulse hybrid-electric technology demonstrator
The EcoPulse hybrid-electric technology demonstrator aircraft has started test flights from Tarbes airfield in France. (Image: Daher)

EcoPulse Hybrid-electric Technology Demonstrator Makes First Flight

EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric technology demonstrator aircraft being jointly developed by Daher, Safran, and Airbus, has started its flight-test campaign. On December 5, the partners announced that the first flight happened on November 29, with the converted Daher TBM 910 taking off from Tarbes Airport in the southwest of France for a 100-minute sortie.