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Harbour Air Plans to Electrify Fleet with MagniX Engines
MagniX’s electric propulsion unit is undergoing tests at a NASA facility
Kimberley Joy and Phil Korpeck, MagniX
MagniX mechanical technician Kimberley Joy and test engineer Phil Korpeck working on an electric propulsion system. (Photo: MagniX)

Just days after Harbour Air signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase 50 Magni650 electric engines from electric propulsion developer MagniX, the company revealed that the engine has completed its first phase of testing at the NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility in Sandusky, Ohio.

The testing is part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program, for which MagniX was awarded a $74.3 million contract in 2021 as an EPFD partner. NASA aims to accelerate entry into service of electric aviation, and under the contract, MagniX is retrofitting a de Havilland Dash 7 with its electric propulsion system.

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