Leeham News
• Bjorn Fehrm
Electric Flight at Paris Air Show: How Airbus E-Fan’s ‘Ugly Duckling’ Sparked Zero-Emission Propulsion Debate
At the Paris Air Show this week, Airbus revisited the roots of its zero-emission propulsion strategy, tracing back to the 2014 Farnborough debut of its E-Fan electric demonstrator. Despite its modest performance and unconventional appearance, the ‘Ugly Duckling’ prototype ignited industry-wide debate on the viability of low-emission flight.
