AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM HAVING HYBRID-ELECTRIC POWERPLANT AND COMBUSTION POWERPLANT

摘要

An aircraft propulsion system having dual powerplants is disclosed that includes a combustion powerplant on one wing of the aircraft and a hybrid-electric powerplant on the other wing of the aircraft, wherein the combustion powerplant includes a gas turbine turboprop engine and the hybrid-electric powerplant includes a heat engine and an electric motor that are arranged in either a parallel drive configuration or an in-line drive configuration.