Sikorsky building EV helicopter
- An electric-powered helicopter is being built by Sikorsky, a unit of United Technologies, to test the capabilities of the alternative motor design.
The piloted aircraft is based on the S-300C design and features a 200-horsepower electric motor powered by lithium ion batteries.
Sikorsky will use the demonstration craft to help develop improved electric technology.
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Gaza’s sole electricity plant shuts down after running out of fuel
GAZA - The only electricity plant in the Gaza Strip shut down yesterday after running out of fuel banned from entering the besieged enclave by the Israeli occupation, Gaza Electricity Distribution Company announced.
“The power plant has shut down completely,” the company said in a brief statement.
Israel banned fuel imports into Gaza as part of punitive measures over the launching incendiary balloons from the Strip.
On Sunday, GEDCO warned that the industrial fuel for the electricity plant would run out on Tuesday morning.
Since 2007, the Gaza Strip suffered under a crippling Israeli blockade that has deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of…
