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A step in electrification
Wright, an American company, has developed an engine that supposedly can provide performance similar to that of an Airbus A320
Wright motor with around 2700 hp
Image: Wright
Rafael Ramos
9/13/2021
With greener solutions every day, the industry has just received another engine that can supposedly revolutionize the aviation sector. The American electrical solutions company carried out research for an engine, which is in the testing phase, which can develop up to 2 MW (about 2700 hp). The engine is half the size of engines with this same capacity.
The electric motor can reach these numbers thanks to the high-performance inverter developed by Wright. The engine, which works at much higher voltages than other thrusters with this application, in theory, can reach 2 MW even at high altitudes.
The engine has great modularity and can be applied to more than 150 aircraft in the ten-engine configuration and to 50 turboprop models in the two-engine configuration.
Its first use will be in the Wright 1 plane, thus, making the plane supposedly capable of having 20 MW, which could make it with power close to that of the Airbus A320. However, in theory, the plane could carry ten more passengers than the competitor of the European manufacturer.
Image: Unsplash
New Wright 1
Image: Wright
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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