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RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator program achieves full power test milestone for propulsion system and batteries
Pratt & Whitney Canada announces a new milestone in the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator project, by testing the integrated propulsion system and batteries to full power. While ground testing of the hybrid-electric propulsion system continues in Longueuil, Quebec, Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected AeroTEC to support future flight testing of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Future flight-testing targets 30% improved fuel efficiency for regional turboprops","length":82,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"PARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Canada announces a new milestone in the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator project, by testing the integrated propulsion system and batteries to full power. While ground testing of the hybrid-electric propulsion system continues in Longueuil, Quebec, Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected AeroTEC to support future flight testing of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business.","length":506,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The new end-to-end test marks the first battery-powered operation of the propulsion system, which combines a highly efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada thermal engine with a 1 megawatt (MW) electric motor developed by RTX business, Collins Aerospace. The 200 kilowatt-hour (kWh) batteries, supplied by H55 S.A., have also been successfully charged and discharged using the high-voltage Mobile Charging Unit co-developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada, the National Research Council of Canada and the Innovative Vehicle Institute. H55 is supported by RTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of RTX.","length":605,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Performing end-to-end tests of our pioneering hybrid-electric propulsion system and batteries marks another critical milestone toward our goal of demonstrating this promising technology in flight," said Jean Thomassin, executive director, new products and services introduction, Pratt & Whitney Canada. "Ultimately, we are targeting up to 30% improved fuel efficiency compared to today's regional turboprops, and insights from this project are also helping us advance the development of hybrid-electric technology to address multiple future platforms."","length":581,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"AeroTEC joins De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which is providing critical baseline data and engineering expertise for the Dash 8-100 experimental aircraft. Other collaborators on the program include GKN Aerospace, which is providing high-voltage electrical wiring and interconnection systems, and Ricardo, which is supporting the development of the hybrid-electric propuls...