Local firm to develop hybrid aircraft
A Cessna Caravan converted by electric aircraft motor making MagniX and AeroTEC flying over the Grant County International Airport in May 2020. The two companies will be producing similar hybrid-electric aircraft under a deal with Los Angeles-based Surface Air Mobility and expect the first of the hybrid planes to fly in 2024.
CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
MOSES LAKE — AeroTEC and electric aircraft motor maker MagniX announced on Wednesday a major deal with Los Angeles-based electric aircraft pioneer Surf Air Mobility to produce and certify a hybrid-electric Cessna Caravan aircraft usable by smaller airlines across the country.
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