Introducing the Faradair 6-seat Hybrid Diesel-electric STOL Plane

Dec. 22, 2014

Faradair Aerospace Limited is developing an innovative six-seat Hybrid Aircraft combining a bio-diesel engine with electric motors.

The new UK aviation company Faradair Aerospace Limited is developing an innovative six-seat Hybrid Aircraft combining a bio-diesel engine with electric motors. The aircraft will take off and land under electric power. The aircraft will use twin electric fan motors delivering 200hp (horsepower) each, in combination with a 200hp bio-diesel generator that incorporates a pusher propeller protected within a duct to reduce noise; it will use solar skin panels.

Faradair’s Bio-Electric-Hybrid-Aircraft (BEHA) is currently building an impressive list of partners, many of which will be revealed in coming weeks but will include the renowned aviation engineering university at Cranfield, to help deliver key technologies to make the prototype aircraft a reality within the next two years.