Ampaire Electric EEL

Electric EEL
The Electric EEL is a Cessna 337 Skymaster with an electric forward motor and a battery in its belly pod
Role hybrid electric aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Ampaire
First flight 6 June 2019 (modified 337)
Introduction planned for 2021
Status Under development
Developed from Cessna 337 Skymaster

The Ampaire Electric EEL is a hybrid electric aircraft developed by U.S. startup Ampaire, established in Hawthorne, California. The forward piston engine of a Cessna 337 Skymaster (a push-pull aircraft) is replaced by an electric motor powered by a battery, in a parallel hybrid configuration. The demonstrator first flew on 6 June 2019.

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