hybrid aircraft Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:23:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Zunum Aero’s First Hybrid Aircraft Could Fly as Soon as 2022 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/zunum-aero-hybrid-aircraft-20171015/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/zunum-aero-hybrid-aircraft-20171015/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:23:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64641 As technology advances, more and more industries begin looking for ways to integrate hybrid or fully electrical motors into their vehicles. While we have seen most carmakers announce many EVs for the next few years, Zunum Aero seems to be the first company that moves towards fully electric flight. Backed by Boeing’s HorizonX and Jet […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/zunum-aero-hybrid-aircraft-20171015/feed/ 0 64641 Hybrid Aircraft Could Turn Into Reality, Thanks to NASA https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-hybrid-airplane/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-hybrid-airplane/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:39:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58584 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) might be best known for its space endeavors, but it does a lot of work inside our atmosphere, too. Researchers at the NASA Glenn Research Center are working on the creation of a hybrid aircraft. Much like a hybrid road vehicle, it would be powered by both fossil […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-hybrid-airplane/feed/ 0 58584 Hybrid-Electric Airplane Built by Boeing https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-electric-airplane-boeing/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-electric-airplane-boeing/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:24:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=50893 Many would argue that hybrid-electric vehicles nowadays are the wisest choice. Clean and smooth, yet minus the fear that the battery will run out half way between charging stations. If this is the case with cars, it is only logical that same goes for planes, right? Well, this is what the guys from Boeing thought when […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hybrid-electric-airplane-boeing/feed/ 1 50893 Solar-Powered “Solarship” Could Deliver Supplies to African Villages https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarship-africa-solar-power-20130126/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarship-africa-solar-power-20130126/#respond Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:59:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32116 Exactly 30 years ago, the idea for a solarship, which can be used to deliver critical supply to remote areas, emerged. It was supposed to take off in Cape Town and reach Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. With the help of various partners from across eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar and northern Canada, the first […]

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