This all-electric, battery-powered Cessna Caravan sporting MagniX motors and modified by AeroTEC took its maiden flight at the Grant County International on May 28, 2020. MagniX and AeroTEC are partnering again to modify, test and certify a hybrid-electric De Haviland Dash 7 passenger plane as part of a contract with NASA to develop electric aircraft propulsion systems.
April 29, 2022
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NASA project coming to Moses Lake
Electric propulsion to be researched by AeroTEC
MOSES LAKE — Electric airplanes are coming back to Moses Lake. Everett-based electric aircraft engine maker MagniX announced on Thursday that it is partnering with aircraft testing and certification company AeroTEC to modify, certify and test a De Haviland Dash 7 aircraft as part of NASA’s Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration project. “It is a big deal,” said AeroTEC President and CEO Lee Human. “Developing this new technology for electric propulsion systems is not easy.” ...