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✈Airbus, Siemens, R-R plan hybrid flights by 2020
Under the programme, called “E-Fan X hybrid”, the partners will replace the aircraft’s number 3 engine with an electrically driven fan. This will be powered by energy from a gas turbine engine with an integrated generator, located in the rear part of cabin.
R-R chief technology officer Paul Stein says the team will use the fan and nacelle of an AE3007 engine – which powers Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets – and install a 2MW electric motor supplied by Siemens.
A 2.5MW generator will be married to a R-R AE2100 turboshaft – normally used to power Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transports – installed in the fuselage, with a dedicated air intake.
Some 2t of batteries will be installed in the forward cargo hold, while electronic equipment for the power supply, distribution and control system will be located in the cabin.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-siemens-r-r-plan-hybrid-flights-by-2020-443704/
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens developing a hybrid plane
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/11/28/airbus-rolls-royce-siemans-hybrid-plane/108099214/