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Eurocopter: primo volo di un elicottero ibrido che combina motore turbo a combustione interna e propulsione elettrica

Marignane, Francia - Una prèmiere mondiale che segna una nuova tappa nel programma di innovazione dell'industria

Il Gruppo franco-tedesco-spagnolo Eurocopter (divisione Eads) fa sapere oggi di aver effettuato il primo volo al mondo di un elicottero ibrido che associa un turbomotore a combustione interna ad una motorizzazione elettrica. Una soluzione che sfrutta la propulsione elettrica per aumentare la manovrabilità dell'elicottero monoturbina in casi di atterraggio in autorotazione (un metodo usato dai piloti...

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Roma, Italia, 10/04/2011 17:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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