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Rolls Readies Hybrid Airliner Propulsion Trials

Rolls-Royce has delivered the generator and related power electronics for its new electric propulsion system to its testbed in the UK.

The generator for Rolls-Royce's 2.5-MW Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) now resides at the company's Testbed 108 in Bristol, UK. (Photo: Rolls-Royce)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

July 22, 2021

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