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VerdeGo Aero Validates VH-3 Hybrid-Electric Powerplant

VerdeGo Aero’s VH-3 powerplant is designed to propel the Jaunt Air Mobility Hybrid aircraft, currently under development. VerdeGo Aero
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Key Takeaways:

  • VerdeGo Aero has successfully validated the high efficiency of its hybrid-electric VH-3 powerplant through rigorous full-scale testing, including six-hour endurance tests and hover mode simulation.
  • The VH-3 demonstrates significant fuel savings, up to 60% compared to current-generation aircraft, and is confirmed to be compatible with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
  • Designed for next-generation passenger, autonomous, civilian, and military aircraft (e.g., Jaunt Air Mobility Hybrid), the powerplant is expected to be available for non-certified customers by late 2023 and certified by 2025.
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Next-generation electric aircraft propulsion company VerdeGo Aero has validated the efficiency of its hybrid-electric VH-3 powerplant.

Thom Patterson

Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.

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