MagniX#Products

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The company was founded in 2009 in Australia to research various technologies for electric motors. In 2017, it developed a motor that became their prototype and led to pivoting the company to focus on Electric Aviation and move its headquarters to Redmond, Washington.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

The magni5, its original prototype electric motor, was developed in 2017.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In June 2018, magniX publicly stated plans to fly an electric Cessna 208 Caravan with a {{cvt|540|kW}} motor for up to an hour, by August 2019.

By then, the company's magni5 electric motor could produce {{cvt|265|-|300|kW}} peak at 2,500 rpm at 95% efficiency with a {{cvt|53|kg}} dry mass motor, having a {{cvt|5|kW/kg|kW/lb}} power density. The magni5 competes with the {{cvt|260|kW}}, {{cvt|50|kg}} Siemens SP260D for the Extra 330LE.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/aviation-week-space-technology/magnix-promises-electrically-powered-cessna-caravan-summer-2019 |title= MagniX Promises Electrically Powered Cessna Caravan By Summer 2019 |date= Jun 7, 2018 |author= Michael Bruno |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}}

By September 2018, a {{cvt|350|hp|order=flip}} electric motor with a propeller had been tested on a Cessna iron bird. The {{cvt|750|hp|order=flip}} Caravan was expected to fly by the fall of 2019 and by 2022 magniX estimates electric aircraft could fly up to {{cvt|500|and|1,000|mi|order=flip}} by 2024.{{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-09-27/magnix-reaches-milestone-path-electric-propulsion |title= magniX Reaches Milestone on Path to Electric Propulsion |author= Alexa Rexroth |date= 27 September 2018 |work= AIN online}}

The motor ran on a test dynamometer for 1,000 hours. The iron bird is a Caravan forward fuselage used as a test bed, with the usual PT6 turboprop engine replaced by an electric motor, inverter and a liquid-cooling system, including radiators, driving a Cessna 206 propeller.

The production motor will produce {{cvt|280|kW}} at 1,900 rpm, down from the test motor's 2,500 rpm, allowing the installation of the propeller without a reduction gearbox.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/future-aerospace/magnix-advances-electric-propulsion-system-tests |title= MagniX Advances Electric Propulsion System Tests |date= Sep 28, 2018 |author= Graham Warwick |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology }}

By April 2019, the magni250 {{cvt|375|hp|order=flip}} was offered for the Eviation Alice as a second power option after Siemens 260 kW motors, as magniX had accumulated over 1,500 hours of ground tests in Redmond and Australia.

In July 2022, magniX announced the development of the magniX EPUs (Electric Propulsion Units),{{Cite web |title=What is Electric propulsion? |url=https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/What_is_Electric_propulsion |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.esa.int |language=en}} which are aimed at powering larger commercial aircraft with over 1 MW of power, signaling a significant advancement in electric aviation technology.

By then, magniX partnered with Harbour Air to electrify its entire fleet: the first converted aircraft was to be a DHC-2 Beaver serving as the test prototype for the magniX motor, energy storage, and control systems.{{cite news |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/rytis.beresnevicius/22975-harbour-air-electric-aircraft |title=Harbour Air set to become the first all-electric airline in the world |date=3 April 2019 |work= AeroTime Hub |author= Rytis Beresnevicius}}

On 10 December 2019, the eBeaver flew for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50738983|title=Seaplane makes 'first' commercial electric flight|date=2019-12-11|publisher= BBC |language=en-GB}}

Low energy density but proven lithium-ion batteries filled the cabin and took the prototype to its maximum gross weight to provide enough energy for a 15 min flight with a 25 min reserve.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/harbour-air-magnix-claim-first-electric-aircraft |title= Harbour Air And MagniX Claim First For Electric Aircraft |author= Graham Warwick |date= 13 December 2019 |work= Aviation Week Network}}

The magniX magni500 electric motor used in the Harbour Air electric de Havilland Canada Beaver weighs {{cvt|297|lb|order=flip}} and develops {{cvt|750|shp|order=flip}}{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Jake|title=750 Horsepower Electric Aviation Engine Tested By MagniX|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/24/750-horsepower-electric-aviation-engine-tested-by-magnix/|date=24 October 2019|work=cleantechnica}} In contrast, the Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB it is replacing has a dry weight of {{cvt|640|lb|order=flip}}, not including oil, and produces {{cvt|400|bhp}}, more than halving the weight, while nearly doubling the power{{snd}}a saving in this case that can be transferred toward carrying the difference in additional batteries.{{original research inline|date=April 2021}}

The first flight of the modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan was completed at Grant County International Airport on 28 May 2020.{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Dominic |date=28 May 2020 |title=Redmond startup powers all-electric first flight of a Cessna commuter plane |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/redmond-startup-powers-all-electric-first-flight-of-a-cessna-turboprop/ |work=The Seattle Times }}

The eCaravan is powered by a {{cvt|750|hp|order=flip}} motor and a {{cvt|1|t|lb}}, 750V lithium-ion battery.

Its 30 min first flight consumed $6 worth of electricity, needing 30-40 min of charging.

The magni500-powered variant can fly {{cvt|100|mi|order=flip}} with 4-5 passengers while keeping reserve power, and aims for a certification by the end of 2021, hoping to operate {{convert|100|mi|adj=on|order=flip}} flights with a full load of nine passengers with better batteries.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/all-electric-grand-caravan-makes-maiden-flight/138600.article|title= All-electric Grand Caravan makes maiden flight |author= Jon Hemmerdinger |date= 29 May 2020 |work= Flightglobal}}

In December 2020, CEO Roei Ganzarski told an interviewer{{Cite web |last=Balinski |first=Brent |date=2020-12-15 |title=The one that quietly got away? |url=https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/the-one-that-quietly-got-away |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Australian Manufacturing Forum |language=en-AU}} that the company was consolidating its operations at Everett, Washington, and had shut their Australian site on the Gold Coast earlier in the year. In January 2021 the company formally announced that they will be moving their headquarters from Redmond to Everett, with plans to relocate all of their Australia operations there as well.{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Kate |title=magniX Moves To Everett |url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/magnix-moves-to-everett/ |website=AVweb |access-date=23 January 2021 |date=21 January 2021}}

• magni350EPU: {{cvt|350-280|kW|hp}} Take-Off/continuous, {{cvt|111.5|kg}}, needs 2× magniDrive100
• magni650EPU: {{cvt|640-560|kW|hp}} Take-Off/continuous, {{cvt|200|kg}}, needs 4× magniDrive100
• magniDrive100: {{cvt|170|kW|hp}} power electronics used to run the magni350 and magni650, {{cvt|12|kg}}.{{cite web |url= https://magnix.aero/services |title= Industry-Leading Products |publisher= MagniX}}
• PDX800: Power distribution unit https://www.magnix.aero/powertrains
• Samson300: Energy storage systems https://www.magnix.aero/powertrains

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