Aircraft · Friday, 21 August 2026
Whisper Aero Flies Electric Swift Glider
Whisper Aero has successfully completed crewed flight testing of its eQ250 electric ducted-fan propulsors on a modified glider.
TL;DR
Test pilot Zac Majors flew the aircraft for 130 minutes, demonstrating that the propulsion system is quieter than the airframe's aerodynamic noise. The successful test validates the company's ultra-quiet propulsion technology for potential future civil and defense applications.
AVweb20 Aug, 17:31 BST
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