Pratt & Whitney Hybrid-electric System To Fly in a Dash 8 in 2024
Pratt &
Whitney Canada is partnering with De Havilland of Canada in a program to test
hybrid-electric propulsion technology in a Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator, the
engine company said Thursday. Expected to undergo ground testing next year and
fly in 2024, the demonstrator will include an electric motor and controller
from fellow Raytheon Technologies unit Collins Aerospace. The governments of
Canada and Quebec have committed to contributing roughly half of the total
C$163 million investment the program will require.
“Pratt
& Whitney Canada is proud to be a leader toward ever more sustainable
aircraft propulsion technologies and be an integral part of Canada’s green
recovery plan,” said Pratt & Whitney Canada president Maria Della Posta.
“With a long-time commitment to sustainability and as Canada’s top aerospace
investor in research & development, having invested C$500M annually, we are
driving economic growth, innovation, and workforce expertise to benefit the
environment.”
The new hybrid-electric
propulsion technology will help optimize performance across the different
phases of flight, allowing the demonstrator to target a 30 percent reduction in
fuel burn and CO2 emissions compared with a modern regional turboprop.
As part of
Canada’s green recovery plan, the government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation
Fund is backing the technology demonstrator, while the government of Quebec
supports the project through Investissement Quebec and the Ministère de
l’Économie et de l'Innovation.
Combining
advanced technologies developed by P&WC and Collins, the project serves as
a successor to Project 804, launched in 2019 as a joint development program
between the two companies.
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