AÑO
2021
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Industria, innovación e infraestructura, Acción por el clima
PAL. CLAVE
aircraft, air pollution , hybrid
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Zunum Aero & Safran Helicopter Engines
LINK
https://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/commercial/article/14170301/electric-commercial-aircraft
ZA10
The hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft
Zunum Aero has announced that it has selected Safran Helicopter Engines for its hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft, which will be available in the early 2020s. Safran Helicopter Engines will provide a new generation engine turbine to drive the Zunum ZA10’s electrical generator.
The Zunum aircraft under development, internally dubbed the ZA10, is the first in the company’s family of regional, hybrid-to-electric aircraft. It will be powered by dual power sources: propulsion batteries, and a Safran turboshaft from the 1,700 to 2,000 shaft horsepower (shp) Ardiden range.
The new aircraft will deliver breakthrough operating costs of 8 cents per available seat mile or $250 per hour for the aircraft, which is 60-80 percent lower than comparable conventional aircraft of comparable size. The ZA10 aircraft is designed to cruise and land on turbo-generator power alone, offering full redundancy.