RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator program achieves full power test milestone for propulsion system and batteries

Future flight-testing targets 30% improved fuel efficiency for regional turbopropsPARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Canada announces a new milestone in the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator project, by testing the integrated propulsion system and batteries to full power. While ground testing of the hybrid-electric propulsion system continues in Longueuil, Quebec, Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected AeroTEC to support future flight testing of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 experi ...