VoltAero hybrid-electric test aircraft.

VoltAero is validating the electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for its Cassio aircraft, utilizing the company’s Cassio 1 testbed aircraft – which is equipped with two Safran ENGINeUS™ 45 electric motors installed in forward-facing positions on the wings and an aft-facing internal combustion engine. Cassio 1 is piloted by Technical Director Didier Esteyne, operating from VoltAero’s headquarters facility at the Royan-Médis Aérodrome in France.