{"id":9179,"date":"2024-03-05T20:39:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T04:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/?p=9179"},"modified":"2024-03-07T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T04:50:01","slug":"next-gen-hybrid-electric-vtol-design-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/he\/2024\/03\/05\/next-gen-hybrid-electric-vtol-design-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"\u05e2\u05d9\u05e6\u05d5\u05d1 VTOL \u05d4\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9-\u05d7\u05e9\u05de\u05dc\u05d9 \u05de\u05d4\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d7\u05e9\u05e3"},"content":{"rendered":"

This will be the first in a series of next-generation VTOL aircraft which will feature varying degrees of electrification and an advanced autonomy system for optionally piloted flight<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Advanced Air Mobility
\nStory By Joe Macey<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sikorsky has unveiled plans to build, test and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX \/ VTOL) with a tilt-wing configuration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The design is the first in a series of large, next generation VTOL aircraft \u2014 ranging from more traditional helicopters to winged configurations \u2014 which will feature varying degrees of electrification, and an advanced autonomy system for optionally piloted flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never stop innovating at Sikorsky,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo.\u00a0\u201cAutonomy and electrification will bring transformational change to flight safety and operational efficiency of large VTOL aircraft. Our HEX demonstrator program will provide valuable insights as we look to a future family of aircraft built to the scale and preferred configurations relevant to commercial and military customers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The HEX program will put a premium on greater than 500 nautical mile range at high speed, fewer mechanical systems to reduce complexity, and lower maintenance costs.<\/p>\n

Sikorsky Innovations, the company\u2019s prototyping group, and GE Aerospace are finalizing designs to build a hybrid-electric power systems testbed with a 600KW electric motor. The testbed is a first step to evaluate hover performance of the follow-on HEX demonstrator \u2014 a 9,000-pound maximum gross weight aircraft with 1.2MW-class turbogenerator and associated power electronics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin Sikorsky\u2019s electric pillar, we are designing electric motors, power electronics and our own vehicle management hardware and actuation,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0added Igor Cherepinsky, Sikorsky Innovations Director.\u00a0\u201cHEX will integrate these components, showcase the growing maturity of our MATRIX\u2122 autonomy suite, and the potential for maintenance-free systems. Seeing the results will lead us to more efficient overall designs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tags: #EVHNews, #Sikorsky, #hybrid-electric, #VTOL, #technology, #HEX, #GE, #Aerospace<\/p>\n

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