Piper Aircraft and CAE are partnering to develop an electric conversion kit via supplemental type certificate for the single-engine Piper PA-28-181 Archer, and to train new pilots to fly electric aircraft.
According to a release given to FLYING ahead of next week’s planned announcement, Canada-based CAE will also develop training and support services for operating the newly electrified aircraft. Over the next three years, CAE will convert two-thirds of its Archer training fleet, making it “the first to develop a curriculum for new pilots to train on the operation of electric aircraft,” the release said.
