By Anshuman Tripathy

(Reuters) -Horizon Aircraft has agreed to buy Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A engine for its hybrid vertical takeoff aircraft, it said on Tuesday.

The Canada-based electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) firm will integrate the engine, which powers thousands of commuter, agricultural, and business aircraft globally, into its Cavorite X7 aircraft.

While U.S. air-taxi firms like Joby and Archer Aviation have put much of their focus on all-electric models, Horizon is betting on hybrid-electric technology.

Horizon is also planning to produce the aircraft for customers including emergency services and defense companies, apart from commercial operators.

Hybrid aircraft offer operational advantages over all-electric designs, including using warm air from the

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