Wright Electric works on large electric passenger plane

The electric aircraft start-up Wright Electric has started to develop the electric propulsion system for a 186-seat electric aircraft called Wright 1. Specifically, this involves a 1.5 MW electric motor and a 3-kilovolt inverter. Designs haven’t been finalised, but the Wright 1 airliner will use distributed electric propulsion. The company is now starting to design … Continue reading Wright Electric works on large electric passenger plane