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A four engine turboprop aircraft wrapped in a red and white livery with logos and names of each partner on the project sits under the lights inside an aircraft hangar. On the ground in front of the plane is an electric powertrain with an electric motor and battery pack that will soon be swapped out with one of the aircraft’s traditional engines to form a hybrid electric system.

First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft

The Dash 7 that will be modified into a hybrid electric research vehicle under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project on display with its new livery for the first time. In front of the plane is an electric powertrain that magniX will integrate into the current aircraft to build a hybrid electric propulsion system.

Image Credit: NASA/David C. Bowman

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