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Aero-TV: VerdeGo Aero Launches New VH-4T Hybrid Engine

High-Performance Power Plant Produces Up to 400kW of Continuous Power

VerdeGo Aero, a hybrid-electric power plant manufacturer, recently introduced its new 400 kW VH-4T engine. It is designed for long-range and endurance, putting it in a competitive position against standard battery power.

Batteries are a common and stereotypical choice for electric aircraft. They clearly provide sufficient power, but are unable to store energy for long enough to reach FAA and EASA standards.

Hybrid power plants, on the other hand, maintain sustainability while using liquid fuel as the primary energy source. This development provides a big step up in range and endurance, carrying around 26 times more energy than the market’s leading battery packs.

VerdeGo Aero’s latest technology, the VH-4T, is even more unique. It runs on Jet A or SAF and follows turbine engine concepts with a high power-to-weight ratio, giving nearly 400 kW of continuous electric power.

The power plant is aimed at Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) clients, specifically emerging technologies with both vertical and short takeoff and landing capabilities (VTOL/STOL). These aircraft require significant power, far beyond what the average battery can sustain. The VH-4T is also lighter than battery packs, despite requiring a sizable base.

“These are the people that are looking for performance overall,” explained Pat Anderson, co-founder and CTO of VerdeGo Aero. “So they need to be an electric airplane for some reason… but they also need to have three, or four, or five hundred nautical miles of range behind that, that a battery may not be able to provide at this time.”

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