Embraer Takes Wraps Off Electric Propulsion Demonstrator

Credit: Embraer
Embraer has unveiled its electric propulsion demonstrator, a modified EMB-203 Ipanema agricultural aircraft. The prototype is planned to fly in 2020. The single-engined Ipanema has been modified with a reshaped nose and a large-diameter two-blade propeller. The aircraft’s motor and controller is...

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