Our flight-proven electric propulsion systems are enabling the new electric era of aviation.
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Battery Electric
The next generation in regional aviation is here. In September 2022, Eviation’s all-electric aircraft, the Alice, successfully completed its first test flight, powered by 2 magniX magni650 electric propulsion units. The world’s first all-electric commuter plane (9-seater plus 2 crew), the Alice is a product of “clean sheet” design – built from the ground up around the electric propulsion.
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Hybrid Electric
magniX is partnering with Brazil’s Desaer to provide propulsion for a hybrid electric regional aircraft.magniX is also developing a hybrid electric system for the Cessna Caravan in partnership with SurfAir magniX electric propulsion units will be powering the Faradair BEHA airplane, a clean sheet-designed hybrid electric airplane that is engineered to be both an 18-seater passenger and cargo airplane.
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Hydrogen Electric
Our magniX electric propulsion units work perfectly with hydrogen fuel cells to power larger scale, 40+-seat aircraft. magniX provided the electric propulsion unit for Universal Hydrogen’s converted DHC8-Q300, the world’s largest hydrogen electric airplane, which successfully completed its first flight in March 2023.
Photo: Universal Hydrogen
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magniX electric propulsion units are already powering aircraft in flight
magniX Powers First Flight of the World’s Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Airplane02 March 2023
A DHC8-Q300, converted by Universal Hydrogen, successfully completed its first flight, becoming the world’s largest flight-tested hydrogen electric airplane. A magni650 electric propulsion unit, provided with electricity by a hydrogen fuel cell system, was used to replace one of the airplane's two conventional turboprop engines.
magniX Powers Eviation's All-Electric Alice Aircraft for Historic First Flight27 September 2022
The Eviation Alice successfully completed its inaugural flight, marking a historic milestone in aviation — a world first for a "clean sheet design" all-electric commuter plane, built from the ground up around the electric propulsion system. Alice is powered by two magniX magni650 Electric Propulsion Units (EPUs) that are the only flight-proven electric propulsion systems at this scale.
magniX Flies its First All-Electric Helicopter 7 June 2022
magniX successfully powered the all-electric flight of a modified Robinson R44 helicopter. The battery-electric retrofit was sponsored by United Therapeutics — a biotechnology company on a mission to develop a fleet of zero-emissions rotorcraft to deliver life-saving transplant organs to hospitals.
Modified Cessna Is the Largest Electric Aircraft to Take Flight28 May 2020
A Cessna Grand Caravan 208B, powered by a magniX 750HP magni500 EPU, became the world’s biggest ever all-electric commercially-focused aircraft to take to the skies in Moses Lake, WA.
magniX Claims First for Electric Aircraft10 December 2019
A DHC-2 Beaver seaplane operated by Harbour Air, retrofitted with a magniX magni500 750HP EPU, made the world’s first flight as an all-electric commercially-focused aircraft in Vancouver, Canada.
NASA Selects magniX to Rapidly Mature Electrified Aircraft Propulsion
NASA illustration of an advanced subsonic aircraft with an Electrified Aircraft Propulsion system (Credit: NASA)
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