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New silicon-powered electric motor cuts hybrid plane weight, helps them fly farther

The plane, equipped with both a gas-powered engine and an electric motor, demonstrated that a smaller and more efficient ...
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Silicon carbide-based motor drive enables a smaller, lighter electric aircraft engine

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose ...