Wright Electric and Axter flight test hybrid-electric system on Thrush S2R

Wright Electric hybrid Thrush Aircraft S2R-T34

Source: Wright Electric

Start-up Wright Electric has completed test flights of a hybrid-electric modified crop-dusting aircraft and has squeezed more power out of a separate electric motor it is developing to power regional passenger aircraft.

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