​UTC to test hybrid-electric propulsion system on Dash 8

United Technologies (UTC) plans to fly by 2022 a hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator system installed on a modified Bombardier Dash 8-100, with an electric motor supporting one of the aircraft's turboprop engines during take-off and climb.

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