Prototype electric aircraft engine created in Russia, it will experience in flight this year, said in an interview with RIA Novosti General Director of the Central Institute of aviation motors (CIAM) named. P. I. Baranova (member of the SIC them. Zhukovsky) Mikhail Gordin.
"This research ("Prospective GSU") is tuned for the smaller objects. Last year we did the electric motor 60 kW (80 horsepower). Base for the flight test aircraft is "Sigma-4". It was planned to move this car in the last year, but we faced certain difficulties in the creation of the engine control system, and the flight did not take place," said Gordin.
He noted that the bad experience is taken into account, the system redesigns. "this year the aircraft has to fly on the battery, and in a year will try to do it in the fuel element. This motor is a prototype of an electric aircraft engine", – said Gordin.
