- CAE advancing green aviation technology with development of an electric conversion kit for Piper Archer® aircraft
- CAE and Piper to work on development and commercialization of the technology
- Two-thirds of CAE’s Archer® fleet to be electrified
- H55 to provide the aircraft battery system
- SAFRAN to supply ENGINeUSTM 100 electric smart motor
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – (NYSE:CAE) (TSX:CAE) – CAE announced today at the Farnborough International Air Show 2022 that it has partnered with Piper Aircraft to develop a conversion kit via a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for in-service Piper Archer® (PA-28-181) aircraft and bring an electric variant option of the iconic aircraft to market.