{"id":26739,"date":"2023-09-25T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26739"},"modified":"2023-09-25T20:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:03:18","slug":"voltaero-performs-worlds-first-flight-of-an-electric-hybrid-aircraft-with-100-sustainable-fuel-from-totalenergies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/voltaero-performs-worlds-first-flight-of-an-electric-hybrid-aircraft-with-100-sustainable-fuel-from-totalenergies\/%20","title":{"rendered":"VoltAero Performs World’s First Flight of An Electric-Hybrid Aircraft with 100% Sustainable Fuel from TotalEnergies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an aviation industry first, VoltAero<\/a> has flown the proprietary electric-hybrid powertrain for its Cassio family of aircraft with 100% sustainable fuel provided by TotalEnergies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conducted from VoltAero\u2019s development facility at Royan,\nFrance, the milestone flight utilized the hybrid powertrain\u2019s electric mode and\nits internal combustion engine \u2013 which was fueled by TotalEnergies\u2019 Excellium\nRacing 100, made from bioethanol produced from waste that originates in French\nvineyards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This milestone demonstration was performed with VoltAero\u2019s\nCassio S testbed airplane, operated by the company to validate its\nelectric-hybrid powertrain and the application of sustainable fuels, thereby\nde-risking airworthiness certification for upcoming production versions of the\nCassio aircraft family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBased on initial results, we calculated a truly impressive\nCO2 reduction of approximately 80 percent while operating the Cassio powertrain\nin its electric-hybrid mode and with the internal combustion engine fueled by\nTotalEnergies\u2019 Excellium Racing 100,\u201d said Jean Botti, VoltAero\u2019s CEO and Chief\nTechnology Officer. \u201cIt underscores the opportunity for production Cassio\naircraft to represent a major step closer to aviation\u2019s decarbonization goals\nby replacing standard Avgas 100 high-octane fuel for aviation piston engines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botti added that VoltAero is proud to have been associated\nwith TotalEnergies in this achievement, which marks an advancement toward the\nfuture use of biofuel in general aviation \u2013 and which complements the ongoing\nintroduction of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excellium Racing 100 fuel has been used since 2022 in\ncertain automobile competitions, including the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans\nendurance sports car race. It is made from winemaking waste, and allows a\nreduction in CO2 emissions of at least 65% over its entire life cycle when\ncompared with the fossil fuel equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis demonstration flight is part of our commitment to\nsupport players in the aviation sector for their decarbonization objectives,\u201d\nexplained Jo\u00c3\u00abl Navaron, the President of TotalEnergies Aviation. \u201cMore broadly,\nit demonstrates our desire to continue our research and development efforts to\noffer an alternative to aviation gasoline containing lead, thereby meeting the\nchallenges of general aviation\u2019s decarbonization. We already have initiated\nseveral actions \u2013 such as the installation of several electric charging\nstations for general aviation aircraft, and the launch of a pilot program aimed\nat offering SP98-type fuel for compatible aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VoltAero\u2019s Cassio family will be a highly capable and\nreliable aircraft product line for regional commercial operators, air\ntaxi\/charter companies, private owners, as well as in utility-category service\nfor cargo, postal delivery and medical evacuation (Medevac) applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By integrating VoltAero\u2019s patented electric-hybrid propulsion system into the purpose-designed airframe, Cassio will deliver an order of magnitude higher performance as compared to the current competition and provide significantly lower operational costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VoltAero propulsion concept is unique: Cassio aircraft\nwill utilize an electric motor in the aft fuselage-mounted hybrid propulsion\nunit for all-electric power during taxi, takeoff, primary flight (if the\ndistance traveled is less than 150 km.), and landing. The hybrid feature \u2013 with\nan internal combustion engine \u2013 comes into play as a range extender, recharging\nthe batteries while in flight. Additionally, this hybrid element serves as a\nbackup in the event of a problem with the electric propulsion, ensuring true\nfail-safe functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VoltAero\u2019s first production aircraft will be the Cassio 330,\nwith a four\/five-seat interior configuration and operating on a combined\nelectric-hybrid propulsion power of 330 kilowatts. It is to be followed by the\nsix-seat Cassio 480 with a combined electric-hybrid propulsion power of 480\nkilowatts, and the Cassio 600 \u2013 sized at a 10\/12-seat capacity with\nelectric-hybrid propulsion power of 600 kilowatts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Excellium Racing 100 is certified as a 100% sustainable\nproduct according to the mass balance system applied by a voluntary\ncertification organization approved by the European Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an aviation industry first, VoltAero has flown the proprietary electric-hybrid powertrain for its Cassio family of aircraft with 100% sustainable fuel provided by TotalEnergies. Conducted from VoltAero\u2019s development facility at Royan, France, the milestone flight utilized the hybrid powertrain\u2019s electric mode and its internal combustion engine \u2013 which was fueled by TotalEnergies\u2019 Excellium Racing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoltAero-electric-hybrid-aircraft-with-sustainable-fuel-TotalEnergies-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26739"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26752,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26739\/revisions\/26752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}