25-Apr-24 - Racer, Airbus’s high-speed helicopter demonstrator for the European Research Clean Sky 2 project, completed its first flight in Marignane, France. With a new hybrid-electric eco-mode, it can pause one of the two Aneto-1X engines, thereby contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions #ecology
24-Jun-23 - German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) manufacturer Volocopter has signed a collaboration agreement with Safran for the development of a next-generation powertrain for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during the Paris Air Show 2023 #UrbanAirMobility
19-Jun-23 - Safran Helicopter Engines has validated its Eco Mode hybrid propulsion system for upcoming flight tests on the Airbus Racer high-speed helicopter demonstrator #Hybrid
