Caption: Daher is providing a Kodiak for a hybrid-electric initiative
Four major French aerospace companies – Daher, Safran, Collins Aerospace and Ascendance – have announced an ambitious collaborative research project to study and define a hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for light aircraft with optimised propeller efficiency.
The project is aligned with decarbonization goals set by the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the country’s CORAC civil aeronautics research council. The Research & Technology project is named TAGINE, the French acronym for “Tentative dans l’Aviation Générale d’Introduction de Nouvelles Énergies,” which translates as: “Initiative to introduce clean energy in general aviation.”
The project specifically targets six- to ten-seat aircraft. With 25,000 such aircraft in operation worldwide, this sector has been identified as a priority for initiating the ecological transition of air transportation by 2027. It is supported financially by CORAC and DGAC, and aims to assess the technical feasibility, economic viability, and decarbonization potential of hybrid-electric propulsion on an aircraft in the category as the Daher Kodiak.
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