{"id":10130,"date":"2015-07-10T07:44:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=10130"},"modified":"2015-07-10T07:44:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:44:55","slug":"airbus-e-fan-prepared-well-todays-cross-channel-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/airbus-e-fan-prepared-well-todays-cross-channel-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus e-Fan Prepared Well for Today\u2019s Cross-Channel Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>106 years after Louis Bleriot took off into a foggy morning and pointed the nose of his Model XI toward the Dover coast, Airbus celebrates the event with an anniversary flight of their e-Fan prototype, \u00a0now sporting a bigger, more powerful battery pack, lightened airframe and lighter electrical components.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10131\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/efan-didier-on-landing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10131\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10131\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/efan-didier-on-landing-528x375.jpg\" alt=\"French pilot Didier Esteyne lands after crossing the Channel with his European planemaker Airbus E-Fan prototyp, at the Calais Airport, northern France, Friday, July 10, 2015.  (AP Photo\/Michel Spingler)\" width=\"528\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/efan-didier-on-landing-528x375.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/efan-didier-on-landing-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/efan-didier-on-landing.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French pilot Didier Esteyne lands after crossing the Channel with his European planemaker Airbus E-Fan prototyp, at the Calais Airport, northern France, Friday, July 10, 2015. (AP Photo\/Michel Spingler)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbusgroup.com\/int\/en\/innovation-environment\/airbus-e-fan-the-future-of-electric-aircraft\/Cross-channel-flight.html\">Their press release<\/a> carefully avoids mentioning Hugues Duval\u2019s flight the day before, apparently done to upstage the e-Fan\u2019s trip. \u00a0It does claim credit for making the first cross-channel flight in a \u201ctwin-engine electric plane,\u201d even though Duval\u2019s Cri-Cri was powered by twin Electravia motors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 11am on a calm, sunny summer morning, the Airbus E-Fan touched down in Calais to enter its name in the record books. The\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airbusgroup.com\/int\/en\/innovation-environment\/airbus-e-fan-the-future-of-electric-aircraft\/Programme.html\">all-electric plane<\/a>\u00a0became the first twin-engine electric plane taking off by its own power to negotiate the English Channel, more than 100 years after Louis Bl\u00e9riot had first made the intrepid journey.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Airbus E-Fan &#039;electric plane&#039; completes cross-Channel flight - BBC News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OfiYSJCnSoM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravelling in the opposite direction to the pioneering Frenchman and powered by lithium-ion batteries, the E-Fan took off from Lydd on the English south coast, completing the 74 kilometre flight east to Calais, France, in around 37 minutes. Flown by test pilot Didier Esteyne, the all-electric plane weighs around 600 kilogrammes and travelled at an altitude of about 1000 metres [3500 feet].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bleriot\u2019s three-cylinder Anzani clattered out about 25 kilowatts (33.5 horsepower) to its 2.08-meter (6.82-foot) diameter propeller.\u00a0 Top speed of the Bleriot was 75.6 kilometers per hour (40.8 mph), which accounted for the 36 minute flight required to cross the 22-mile channel.<\/p>\n<p>A bit sleeker and speedier than the best aeronautical science could manage a century ago, the e-Fan\u2019s twin electric motors put out 60 kilowatts (80.4 hp.) through its ducted fans.\u00a0 Its maximum speed of 220 km\/hr. (119 mph) will enable a shorter flight time and its sleekly faired cockpit will provide a comfort level Louis Bleriot would envy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10133\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-batteries-SMALL.2015-06-09-09-44-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10133\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10133\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-batteries-SMALL.2015-06-09-09-44-04-528x297.jpg\" alt=\"e-Fan's battery placement helps distribute loads on wings\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-batteries-SMALL.2015-06-09-09-44-04-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-batteries-SMALL.2015-06-09-09-44-04-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-batteries-SMALL.2015-06-09-09-44-04.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">e-Fan&#8217;s battery placement helps distribute loads on wings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To ensure sufficient energy levels for the flight, Airbus has created a heavier, but more energy-dense battery package.\u00a0 They\u2019ve compensated for the added battery weight by reducing aircraft structural weight and using much lighter electrical components in some instances.\u00a0 The airplane\u2019s original battery package weighed 137 kilograms (301.4 pounds), while the new system adds 30 kilograms (66 pounds) for a new total of 367.4 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The original pack was good for 30 minutes of flight, while the new extends that to 53 minutes, more than enough for the jump from Lydd, a few miles south of Dover, Bleriot\u2019s original destination from Calais.\u00a0 The southerly location required the e-Fan to fly due east to Calais, where Bleriot\u2019s route had been more north by northwest.<\/p>\n<p>Francis Deborde is CEO of Aero Composites Saintonge, builders of the e-Fan prototype.\u00a0 He reports E-Fan\u2019s total weight has been reduced by some 38 kilograms (83.6 pounds) in countering the increased battery weight.\u00a0 Part of that came from removing the electric motor system that drove the landing gear for taxiing.\u00a0 A significant amount came from redesigning the motor controllers, originally industrial units totaling 12 kilograms (26.4 pounds) and dropping their weight to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) each.\u00a0 The original controllers sat behind the pilot, requiring heavy cabling to the motors: the new units \u201care integrated into each of the E-Fan electrical engines\u2019 shrouds, with an aerodynamic fairing on the exterior and a heat-dissipating radiator on the interior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To appreciate the heavy hitters involved with Airbus projects like this, consider that the battery array came from a collaboration between CEA Tech (the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Commission\u2019s technology research unit), Airbus Defense and Space, and Airbus Group Innovations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10132\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-pau-factory-LARGE.2015-07-09-13-05-58-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10132\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10132\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-pau-factory-LARGE.2015-07-09-13-05-58-1-528x213.jpg\" alt=\"Projected e-Fan factory in Pau, France will mirror airplane's shape\" width=\"528\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-pau-factory-LARGE.2015-07-09-13-05-58-1-528x213.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-pau-factory-LARGE.2015-07-09-13-05-58-1-300x121.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/e-fan-pau-factory-LARGE.2015-07-09-13-05-58-1.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Projected e-Fan factory in Pau, France will mirror airplane&#8217;s shape<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Airbus Airbus Group has begun development of the E<a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbusgroup.com\/int\/en\/innovation-environment\/airbus-e-fan-the-future-of-electric-aircraft\/industrial-plan.html\">-Fan\u2019s Pau, France assembly site,<\/a> which it will lease to its wholly-owned Voltair subsidiary responsible for the electric aircraft\u2019s development, production, sales, delivery and customer support.<\/p>\n<p>Plant construction is expected to begin in 2016, and the swoopy-looking facility will begin aircraft production the following year, expected to be only 10 e-Fans per year initially.\u00a0 This small initial offering will enable Airbus to evaluate interest in the machine and plan future production of the 2.0 two-seater and 4.0 four-seater.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Fairbus-e-fan-prepared-well-todays-cross-channel-flight%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=500&amp;action=like&amp;font=segoe+ui&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>106 years after Louis Bleriot took off into a foggy morning and pointed the nose of his Model XI toward the Dover coast, Airbus celebrates the event with an anniversary flight of their e-Fan prototype, \u00a0now sporting a bigger, more powerful 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