VoltAero selects industrial partner for its future aircraft

Not even a week has passed since we published this story about VoltAero, a hybrid-electric aircraft development project in France that is making inroads with its “Cassio 1” demonstrator.

The news now are that the French startup has selected Belgian aerostructures manufacturer Sonaca Group to develop the airframe for its next family of hybrid-electric aircraft, which will also be named “Cassio”, plus -330, -480 or -600 depending on the size and the Kw of available power (hence the number).

The new design, which is proprietary, to VoltAero and will be assembled on location in Western France, certainly looks a lot more sleek than the more utilitarian current testbed!