NZ team has high hopes for hybrid-electric aircraft
29 Jun 2017
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Dr Rod Badcock working with students |
WELLINGTON researchers hope their technology will help to build the first hybrid-electric jet plane.
Victoria’s Robinson Research Institute is an international leader in the field of superconductivity - a key mechanism needed to develop cleaner aviation technologies, says principal engineer and deputy director Dr Rod Badcock.
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