{"id":10014,"date":"2015-06-11T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=10014"},"modified":"2015-06-11T13:05:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:05:08","slug":"electric-motor-lets-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/electric-motor-lets-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"An Electric Motor Lets You Down Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having your engine fail in the middle of a flight is an unnerving experience, to say the least.\u00a0 For buyers or owners of small two and four-passenger aircraft, a new installation might help mitigate the disaster.<\/p>\n

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Axter’s test vehicle, a Tecnam with the small Emrax motor between the engine and the propeller<\/p><\/div>\n

Miguel \u00c1ngel Su\u00e1rez of Axter Aerospace<\/a>, a Spanish firm dealing in the application of electronics to private flight, highlights the goal of his firm\u2019s recent development.\u00a0 \u201cWe are trying to save lives and prevent accidents related to loss of power during flights, when the engine fails or the fuel runs out.\u201d\u00a0 In their video, the University of Charles III of Madrid (UC3M) <\/a>shows the Axter installation starting its electric motor immediately after a simulated power failure of the Rotax engine on the test Tecnam airplane.<\/p>\n

The collaboration between the university and the aerospace company comes about at least partially since Su\u00e1rez is an alumna of the school.\u00a0\u00a0 He adds, \u201cWe mustn\u2019t forget that every year in Europe and USA there [is] an average of 600 accidents, 70 deaths and 24 million euros in losses recorded.\u201d \u00a0The company’s video starts with some serious and fiery wrecks, at least one of which had nothing to do with engine failure.<\/p>\n