{"id":12570,"date":"2020-08-17T15:24:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=12570"},"modified":"2020-08-18T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T16:08:15","slug":"electrifly-in-a-big-show-in-a-small-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/electrifly-in-a-big-show-in-a-small-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrifly-In: A Big Show in a Small Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of us who find trudging over miles of airfield, such as Oshkosh\u2019s AirVenture, or even local fly-ins spread along a runway tiring, Grenchen, Switzerland\u2019s Electrifly-In may be welcome relief.\u00a0 The event, previously called the Smartflyer Challenge, is planned for September 12 and 13 and should draw electric aircraft from all over Europe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Visual Approach Grenchen, Switzerland\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/7253324?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compact area makes touring all the attractions at Electrifly-In easily done<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>All Electric Aircraft \u2013 All Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A baker\u2019s dozen aircraft have been promised for the event, ranging from ultralight motorgliders to more advanced sailplanes with front electric sustainer motors, to four-seat hybrid tourers, two-seat trainers and even an e-race airplane.<\/p>\n<p>AlpinAirPlanes GmbH, will bring their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpinairplanes.ch\/\"><strong>Pipistrel Velis E<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From Megeve to Sallanches with electric Phoenix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VbQb2hWmark?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>Martin Stepanek will bring his two-seat, MGM Compro-powered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pure-flight.eu\"><strong>U-15E Phoenix<\/strong> <\/a>from the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Two Swiss owners will have their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lange-aviation.com\"><strong>Lange Antares E<\/strong><\/a> self-launching sailplane on display.<\/p>\n<p>Cornelia Ruppert, director of communications and flight instruction for Ruppert Composite GmbH, will have an<a href=\"https:\/\/ruppert-composite.ch\/en\/\"> <strong>Archaeopteryx Electro<\/strong> <\/a>on the flight line.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15347\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-ikarus-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15347\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15347\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-ikarus-528x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eck-Geiger motor in nose of Ikarus C42, with batteries charged by small 4-stroke engine behind cabin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toniroth.com\/ikarus-c-42-cs-elektro\/\">Flugsport Toni Roth<\/a> from Germany will bring Toni\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toniroth.com\">Ikarus C-42 CS Electro<\/a>, a hybrid craft in the light sport aircraft size and weight range.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15348\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/elecrtrifly-DG-1001e-neo_1200x400-980x327.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15348\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15348\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/elecrtrifly-DG-1001e-neo_1200x400-980x327-528x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG-1001e-neo, with FES propulsion from LZ Design in nose<\/p><\/div>\n<p>DG Flugzeugbau\u00a0 will bring its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dg-flugzeugbau.de\"><strong>DG-1001-neo<\/strong><\/a> from Bruchsal, Germany.\u00a0 This two seat machine uses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.front-electric-sustainer.com\/index.php\">the <strong>Front Electric Sustainer System \u2013 FES<\/strong><\/a> from Slovenia to enable level flight or climbs after a more normal sailplane launch.<\/p>\n<p>Solar Flight Europe, Eric and Irena Raymond\u2019s pioneering enterprise, will have<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solar-flight.com\"> <strong>Sunseeker Duo<\/strong>,<\/a> the world\u2019s only two-seat, solar-powered aircraft available for view.\u00a0 Eric will also discuss the aircraft during the event\u2019s symposium<\/p>\n<p>Alisport Swiss will display its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alisport.com\/?product=silent-2-electro-2\"><strong>Silent 2 Electro<\/strong><\/a>, another craft with the FES power system on board.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15349\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-smart-flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15349\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15349\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-smart-flyer-528x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smartflyer display will be joined by real aircraft<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartflyer.ch\">SFX1<\/a>, from Team Smartflyer Ltd on the Grenchen airfield, will show its hybrid power system.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15350\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-urs-villiger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15350\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15350\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-urs-villiger-528x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Urs Villiger sports UGM motor, hybrid drive<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A similar craft, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolaris-aviation.com\/\"><strong>Urs Viliger<\/strong><\/a> being developed by Evolaris, has a tail-mounted electric motor driving a propeller and a nose mounted hybrid generating system.<\/p>\n<p>Pipistrel will bring its <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pipistrel-aircraft.com\">Panthera<\/a>, <\/strong>the hybrid version currently in development, from Slovenia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15345\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/elecrtrifly-eSling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15345\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15345\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/elecrtrifly-eSling-528x378.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zurich&#8217;s ETH will have e-Sling project on display<\/p><\/div>\n<p>ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, will show progress on its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-sling.com\/\">e-Sling<\/a><\/strong>, an electric conversion of a South African four-seat tourer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15346\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-ur1_final_iso.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15346\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15346\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainableskies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/electrifly-ur1_final_iso-528x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking design cues from Mike Arnold&#8217;s AR-5, UR1 is designed to hit 320 mph<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pie Aeronefs of Lausanne, Switzerland will show its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pieaeronefs.ch\"><strong>UR-1 electric raceplane<\/strong>,<\/a> set to compete in Air Race E in 2021.\u00a0 This is slated to hit a top speed of 520 kilometers per hour (323 mph)!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Air Race Circuit | 3D Model\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fi68iL2syR4?start=1&#038;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<h4><strong>A Symposium with Expert Speakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On Saturday the 12th or Sunday the 13<sup>th<\/sup> from 10:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m., The Grenchen Motorfluggruppe training room will host a symposium featuring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solar flight in the Sunseeker Duo<\/li>\n<li>A \u201cMade in Switzerland\u201d Air Race E 2021 participant, the Pie Aeronefs \u2013 UR-1 aircraft<\/li>\n<li>A recounting of a world record flight from the Alps to the North Sea (German)\u00a0in a Pipistrel Velis\u2013 reported on here last week<\/li>\n<li>ETH Zurich will present its academic focus project, the eSling, an adaptation of a popular South African airplane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Organizers promise even more talks, with ample time over the two days to meet presenters and others.<\/p>\n<p>From 2:30 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. on Saturday, a panel discussion, &#8220;THE eTALK,&#8221; will bring together, \u201cSpecialists and experts from the fields of technology, training, politics, regulations, pilots, etc. [who] will address current and\u00a0controversial questions.\u00a0 Hansj\u00f6rg B\u00fcrgi, publisher of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.ch\/\">magazine SKYNEWS<\/a>, will moderate.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, if you\u2019re flying your own electric aircraft, Grenchen Airport will waive landing fees for your entrance to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can also compete in the second edition of the eTrophy competition, which will reward the longest non-stop flight with electric power.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Read the rules and regulations here.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/electrifly-in.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RegistrationRules_eTrophy2020.pdf\"><strong>Registration Rules\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 First, second, and third prizes range from 1,000 to 3,000 Swiss Francs.\u00a0 During the award ceremony on Saturday evening the winner of the challenge will get the eTrophy for the longest electric non-stop flight.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, this would be a grand two days out, with a good compendium of the world&#8217;s electric sport aircraft on display.<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe 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