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E-drive for aviationElectric airplane with record-breaking motor takes off

Siemens researchers have developed a new type of electric motor for airplanes: Weighing just 50 kg, it delivers a continuous output that is five times higher than that of comparable drives. Installed in an aerobatic airplane, it has now completed its first flight in front of the public.

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Siegfried Russwurm as acting head of next47
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... disruptive to the state of the art is something Siemens wants to increasingly promote. The development of electric drives for aircraft is the first project of the start-up organization 'next47' planned for October 2016. Siemens intends to bundle its commitment to start-ups in this organization. Chief Technology Officer Siegfried Russwurm will head the new unit on an interim basis.

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