electric
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Electric Planes Are Here!
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Electric propulsion: the future by Airbus and Siemens
Airbus and Siemens have partnered to make electric propulsion a reality. Glenn Llewellyn, Airbus General Manager, Electrification, and CEO of Siemens, Frank Anton, discuss flying demonstrators and how electric propulsion can fundamentally change the future of aviation. Find more information about the future of electric flight here.
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The Lilium Jet – The world’s first all-electric VTOL jet
Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight from Bavaria, Germany on April 20 2017. The Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight series in the skies above Bavaria. The 2-seater Eagle prototype executed a range of complex maneuvers, including its signature mid-air transition from hover mode to wing-borne forward flight. Top speed: 300…
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E-Fan new hybrid ‘Plus’ configuration for Oshkosh
Airbus Group electric-powered E-Fan aircraft is making its world debut in a new hybrid ‘Plus’ configuration, appearing at the US EAA Oshkosh AirVenture gathering in Wisconsin end of July 2016. The aircraft now incorporates a thermal (internal combustion) engine as a flight range extender. Find out more about E-Fan here.
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Airbus E-FAN 2.0: Clean aviation
Airbus Group is committed to the aviation industry-wide objectives for reducing environmental impacts, which include carbon neutral growth from 2020 and reduce net CO2 emissions to 50% of what they were in 2005 by 2050. At ILA airshow 2016, Climate Action is one of the key topics, present in all Airbus’ divisions’ stands.
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Qantas vs Tesla
Car vs Plane – fasten your seat belts (batteries are included) The three kilometre runway at Avalon Airport – southwest of Melbourne, Australia – was the setting for a unique test of innovation, skill and power. It was a duel that pitted two examples of engineering achievement against one another. A Qantas Boeing 737-800 aircraft…
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Airbus E-Fan Electric Aircraft
The electric E-Fan training aircraft is a highly innovative technology experimental demonstrator based on an all-composite construction. Airbus Group and its partners are aiming to perform research and development to construct a series version of the E-Fan and propose an industrial plan for a production facility close to Bordeaux Airport.
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35 Electric Buses at Schiphol
Sustainability is important to Schiphol. That’s why we recently introduced 35 electric buses to transport passengers between the terminal and their aircraft. The power for the buses is even being generated by our own field of solar panels! Arno Veenema tells us about the new ‘green’ buses. Schiphol gaat voor duurzaam. Daarom rijden er sinds…