Electromobility in air traffic
Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce want to fly electrically
Airbus and Siemens want to build a hybrid-electric aircraft engine together with the engine manufacturer Rolls Royce.
A commercial aircraft with an electric motor and three conventional jet engines is to take off on its first test flight in 2020, the three companies announced.
The electrical group Siemens will build the electric motor with two megawatts of power - half the power of a conventional engine - in Munich. Rolls-Royce will supply a gas turbine that will be installed in the fuselage of the aircraft and generate the electricity for the electric motor. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus will be responsible for integrating the systems.
"The E-Fan X is an important step towards making electric flight a reality in the foreseeable future," said Airbus Chief Technical Officer Paul Eremenko. The aircraft - a British Aerospace BAe 146 with around 100 seats from the 1980s - is expected to take off for the first time in Toulouse in 2020. If everything works, further tests with two hybrid-electric and two conventional engines are to follow later.
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