Aviation history could be on the brink of a revolutionary change, as three Chinese giants, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), and Shanghai Jiaotong University, unite in an ambitious joint venture. Named COMAC CATL Aviation Co., Ltd., this consortium is committed to ushering in an era of fixed-wing electric aircraft. Capitalizing on Groundbreaking Innovations This venture places its bets on CATL’s solid-state batteries with a remarkable single-cell energy density of 500Wh/kg. Although these batteries are not yet ready for mass production, the partnership hints at their potential application in aviation. Navigating through Challenges Currently, … Continue reading China’s Power Trio Advances Fixed-Wing Electric Aircraft Research with a Groundbreaking Alliance