Wright Electric purchased Darold Cummings’ patent for an electric propulsion jet engine. In January, the company announced the development program for the flagship 186-seat electric aircraft, named Wright 1.
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What a jolt: Electric jet news gives local designer a big lift
Darold Cummings is perhaps one of the last aeronautical engineers to pencil his airplane designs on sketch paper.