DENVER -- All-electric aircraft manufacturer, Bye Aerospace, has partnered with aviation propulsion expert Safran to power its eFlyer2 and eFlyer4 aircraft. Bye Aerospace is currently in the process of FAA-certifying the two-seat, all-electric eFlyer2 for the professional flight training mission and the four-seat eFlyer4 for air-taxi and advanced training uses. According to Bye Aerospace, the primary purpose of the eFlyer is to create an environmentally sustainable aircraft for flight training and recreational purposes. To meet Bye Aerospace's goal of lowering operating costs while also emitting no CO2 emissions and decreasing noise, the company is collaborating with Safran to incorporate the company's ENGINEeUS product line into the eFlyer.

The ENGINeUS product line includes a range of electric motors with power outputs from single-digit to 500 kW. The ENGINeUS 100 product line has been selected to equip the eFlyer2 and eFlyer4, delivering high performance and features a fully integrated motor controller within the machine. The thermal management is provided by an air-cooling system, jointly integrated by Safran and Bye Aerospace into the aircraft structure. Safran has spent the past few years preparing for the growing eVTOL markets and for electric propulsion in general aviation aircraft. As such, the company has positioned itself as the perfect partner for Bye Aerospace, as the company has experience with several partnerships for electric propulsion. Safran has worked with electric aircraft developers Zunum Aero, VoltAero, Bell, and Boeing.

"Bye Aerospace has concluded that Safran’s ENGINeUS 100 smart electric motor is the optimal production solution to meet the requirements of our rigorous FAA and EASA certification schedules for eFlyer 2 and eFlyer 4," said George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace. "Our list of future eFlyer purchase agreements, currently at 711 units, continues to grow, and we must continue forward at a high-tempo pace to meet the demands of aviation enthusiasts worldwide who have been waiting years for all-electric airplanes to come to market."

Source: Bye Aerospace
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