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Wisk eVTOL Sets Milestone for e-Powered Aircraft 

Powerful permanent magnets assembled into motors for primary propulsion are increasingly making their way aloft in passenger aircraft – albeit mostly in test flights at present but relentlessly proving their way toward operational status in the future. One of […]

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H55 Selects Safran to Supply Propulsion for Bristell Electric Airplane 

Safran Electrical & Power in France and Swiss company H55 have signed an agreement to integrate the Safran ENGINeUS permanent-magnet motor into the H55 electric propulsion system, powering the fully electric B23 Energic aircraft from Czech aircraft company Bristell – destined to set new milestones in electric aviation. […]

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Hall-Effect Sensors from TT Electronics Headed to Saturn on Dragonfly Mission 

TT Electronics, a global provider of mission-critical power and sensing technology, has been selected to supply its Hallogic Hall-effect sensors for integration into fan assemblies on NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. The sensors support a spacecraft subsystem where reliability and consistency are essential across the program lifecycle. Part of the company’s Optek portfolio, the sensors are designed for non-contact motion sensing and switching, with variants processed and screened for military and space-grade applications where consistency and reliability are design priorities. […]

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Breakthrough Superconducting Motor from Toshiba Being Applied to Hydrogen Flight with Airbus; Ships & Space Envisioned Next 

As the aviation industry works toward the ambitious goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, the shift to sustainable aviation fuel such as hydrogen is gaining momentum. However, truly effective reductions in the environmental impacts of aviation likely require innovation that goes beyond fuel to embrace the entire aircraft system.  […]