BETA helps GE Aerospace, NASA, Boeing fly hybrid-electric Saab 340B above 30,000 feet - GE News | RalliesBETA helps GE Aerospace, NASA, Boeing fly hybrid-electric Saab 340B above 30,000 feet
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GE• NASA-backed hybrid-electric flight test tops 30,000 feet
- Beta Technologies took the systems integrator role in a NASA-backed hybrid-electric propulsion flight test that exceeded 30,000 feet.
- The campaign delivered more than two hours of hybrid-electric operation on a modified Saab 340B, targeting commercial-altitude performance validation.
- Beta pilots supported U.S. flight tests, then flew the aircraft to the UK in hybrid-electric mode for a public debut at the Farnborough Airshow.
