Hypstair Aircraft Hybrid Drive

At Aero, AVweb caught a good long look at the first serious high-output aircraft serial hybrid drive. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli interviewed Tine Tomazic of Pipistrel Aircraft about the Hypstair project.

[JupiterRoom]

so if the piston engine fails on takeoff, can you swap immediately to electric system to land?

[ele]

Beautiful! Video made in 2016! We are heading the end of 2021, what is the status of this project?

[VitaliyKrivoruk]

200 kilowatts is 268HP according to Google!!! That is amazing!

[Creeperownr]

At that point, if the engine is only a generator, why not locate it further aft for better CG control?

[hogey]

Nice vid. Compared to a few years ago, that guy is clearly much more comfortable on camera talking English. And the project is rather cool :-)

[flexairz]

Very cool development. Bu at the same time very complex. Aviation is about safety and that comes with simplicity and that equals to reliability.
A Rotax is complex, a 914 even more and now we have a 914 plus generator plus electric motor plus electric controls...

[discotechwreck]

This is a really exciting project.
Prius of the skies!

[RealestUrbanism]

gas generator + multiple electric rotors with 2 blade props has pretty good implications for improving aircraft efficiency, using multiple 2 blade props you can eliminate interference drag of 3+ blades, and placing the blades on the wings allows for improving lift under reduced wing area. having multiple electric rotors distributing the power of 1 or 2 generators also can help reduce ground clearance requirements of high performance planes that otherwise demand more and longer blades.

[tomal]

Y not utilize a ducted pusher fan, 70% more efficient.

[jrcolmena]

love the idea, not an aerospace expert so can't really comment on the technical side, but living in NY the name HIPSTER!!!???!?!?! WTF?!??? pipistrel, famous for great planes and awful names!

[mhappy]

Who would want to sit behind such an unneccesarily complex engine? unless of course its being funded by some one else...