Siemens Demonstrates Electric Motor For Aircrafts - 260 kW, Weighing 50 kg | Cool Future Technologies | Scoop.it
From insideevs.com - September 2, 2016 7:24 AM

Siemens achieved a huge milestone in power denisty for electric motors for use in aviation - over 5 kW output per kg of motor... 

“Siemens researchers have developed a new type of electric motor that, with a weight of just 50 kilograms, delivers a continuous output of about 260 kilowatts – five times more than comparable drive systems. 

 

This record-setting propulsion system successfully completed its first public flight at Schwarze Heide Airport near Dinslaken, Germany, where it – almost silently – powered an Extra 330LE aerobatic airplane. The new drive system had already made its maiden flight on June 24th 2016.

 

This advance means that hybrid-electric aircraft with four or more seats will now be possible.”