European manufacturers are planning to build a hybrid electric test plane by 2020.
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have said on Tuesday that they are partly conducting a full-scale commercial airfare test in 2020.
Companies say that the project will be based on the 100-seat regional aviation of a developed version. The project has been named 'e-fan x'.
These three companies believe that the baseline work of commercial flight can be taken by using similar electrical technologies before 2025.
Companies are going to use two-megawatt electric motors as one of the four engines of the aircraft. If the test is successful, then the second fuel-based engine can be replaced with electric motors.
In this regard, Paul Arreemenko, Chief Technology Officer of Airbus said, "The next important step in E-Funn X is to make electric flight a reality in a distant future."
Airbus Responsible Institution for Engine Connection with Flight Control. Rolls-Royce will create a Turbo Shafts engine, two megawatts generator and power engine. Siemens will supply Power Distribution Network.
However, these three European firms are not betting about the future of the aircraft carrier.