US Patent 11186378 Hybrid aircraft propulsion power plants

An aircraft power plant has: a hybrid propulsion system having an electric motor, an output shaft drivingly connectable to a thrust generator, a combustion engine, a compressor, and a transmission having a first transmission drive path and a second transmission drive path selectively engageable to the first transmission drive path, the electric motor and the compressor in driving engagement with the first transmission drive path, the combustion engine and the output shaft in driving engagement with the second transmission drive path.