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The Hybrid-Electric Research Test Cell
E mbry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s mission to the last 10 years, Embry-Riddle has invested heavily in this mission, adding nationally renowned faculty and more than 250,000 square feet of leading-edge facilities to create an aerospace education and research community like no other in the region. Our most recent investments in the future of aerospace research and economic development include the construction of the John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex and a world-class wind tunnel research facility. But that is only the beginning. The University is continuing to build out its capabilities within its 90-acre aerospace research and technology park and is poised to take aerospace education and innovation to the next level. The Hybrid-Electric Research Test Cell will be a centerpiece of this next-level effort. As the only large-scale electrified propulsion test bed in the nation, Embry-Riddle will provide real-world hands on experience for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. The Test Cell complements pre-competitive research supported by a Hybrid-Electric Consortium of whose members include The Boeing Company, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Pratt-Whitney, GE Aviation, and others. Embry-Riddle requests $1.5 million in matching funds for the development of the hybrid-electric test cell which will move the state-of-the-art forward in the aerospace industry. become the world’s leader in aerospace education and research is well on its way to becoming a reality. Over
FUNDING SUMMARY
2018 Requested Investment to Develop Hybrid-Electric Test Cell:
State of Florida Contribution
$1.5 MILLION
University Contribution
$1.5 MILLION
TOTAL COST
$3 MILLION
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