Integrated electric propulsion

Imagine you have a toy car that you want to move across the floor. Normally, you have to push it with your hands to make it go. But what if the car had its own motor and battery, so it could move by itself? That's kind of like what integrated electric propulsion is for a big airplane.

Integrated electric propulsion is when an airplane's engines and energy systems are designed to work together in the most efficient way possible. Instead of having separate systems for generating power and for driving the plane's wheels, everything is integrated into one system. This usually means that the plane has electric motors instead of regular jet engines, and uses batteries or fuel cells to store energy instead of jet fuel.

The benefits of integrated electric propulsion are that it can be much quieter, produce less pollution, and be more efficient than traditional jet engines. It also opens up new possibilities for how aircraft can be designed, since electric motors don't need to fit into the same narrow shape as a traditional jet engine.

So, just like your toy car, an airplane with integrated electric propulsion can move itself around without needing someone to push it. But instead of using a battery that will only last a few minutes, these planes can fly for hours and hours, taking people and cargo all around the world.