{"id":9947,"date":"2015-05-22T11:35:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2015-05-22T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T18:35:09","slug":"eas-ix-airbus-looks-light-electric-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/eas-ix-airbus-looks-light-electric-future\/","title":{"rendered":"EAS IX: Airbus Looks to a Light Electric Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ken McKenzie, listed as Deputy Chairman of Airbus US, has served as Vice President for Airbus Customer Services and as Chief Operating Officer for Airbus Americas, Inc.\u00a0 This high-powered individual comes across as a relaxed, congenial soul, though, and led attendees at the ninth annual Electric Aircraft Symposium through an overview of developments in light electric aircraft to come from the aviation giant.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Airbus E fan - The new electric plane!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjKlrle0vQM?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>The e-Fan is the most visible effort for Airbus\u2019s electric aircraft work so far, but the company is intent on carrying out a full E-aircraft program as part of its commitment to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/transport\/modes\/air\/doc\/flightpath2050.pdf\">European Commission\u2019s Flightpath 2050 program<\/a>,. which bullet-points these important goals for the next 35 years:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c1. In 2050 technologies and procedures available allow a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions per passenger kilometer to support the ATAG (Air Transport Action Group) target10 and a 90% reduction in NOx emissions. The perceived noise emission of flying aircraft is reduced by 65%. These are relative to the capabilities of typical new aircraft in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2. Aircraft movements are emission-free when taxiing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3. Air vehicles are designed and manufactured to be recyclable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie explained that the Airbus Group is composed of three divisions: Airbus, which builds airliners and is responsible for development of the electric flight program; Airbus Defense and Space, and Airbus Helicopters.<\/p>\n<p>In trying to meet future demands for environmentally-friendly aircraft, Airbus sees several benefits.\u00a0 Electric airplanes tend to be clean, quiet, efficient, compact and reliable.\u00a0 That compactness is scalable, though, and lessons learned from light aircraft can be applied to larger variants.\u00a0 The quietness allows airports to stay open later without disturbing neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Penalties, though, include problems of energy storage, weight and cost, and an uncertain certification path.\u00a0 Carrying a large battery weight per person reduces the commercial viability of an aircraft, and dotting all the \u201ci\u2019s\u201d in a certification program can be fraught with \u201cgottchas\u201d that end up being detrimental to long-term success.<\/p>\n<p>Using light aircraft for development efforts helps side-step some of these difficulties.\u00a0 The smallest example was the Cri-Cri, designed by one of the Concorde\u2019s engineers, and which flew originally with small chainsaw engines on the stalks protruding from the plane\u2019s nose.\u00a0 Airbus\u2019s electric version used four each 5.5 kilowatt motors, two per stalk \u2013 one pushing and one pulling.\u00a0 The tiny airframe\u2019s size allowed flights of airshow demonstration duration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9948\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-greencri-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9948\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9948\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-greencri-2-528x351.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;Green&quot; Cri-Cri may seem a strange airplane on which to start in electric aviation, but its four 5.5 kW motors provided data at low-budget costs\" width=\"528\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-greencri-2-528x351.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-greencri-2-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-greencri-2.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Green&#8221; Cri-Cri may seem a strange airplane on which to start in electric aviation, but its four 5.5 kW motors provided data at low-budget costs. \u00a0Note the four &#8220;throttles&#8221; on the left side of the cockpit used to control the four Rotex motors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A Super Diamond hybrid went through two iterations, showing off a Siemens motor and Wankel-type internal combustion engine to provide fuel economy and extended range.<\/p>\n<p>The e-Fan is the first purpose-built electric aircraft from Airbus, and can be seen as a technology demonstrator for what is to come.\u00a0 Its e-Thrust propulsion includes a well-monitored and regulated battery system, telemetry to keep the pilot and ground-based support personnel informed, e-FADEC (Full Authority Digital Electronic Control), and a landing gear driven by 100-kilometer per hour (62 mph) electric motors.\u00a0 McKenzie pointed out that these provide for taxiing without the use of the fans and help accelerate the airplane during takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>The battery management system can isolate individual four-Volt cells from the 120-cell packs to allow continued operation even with the failure of one or more cells.\u00a0 This kind of control also reduces the possibility of thermal runaways.<\/p>\n<p>The e-Fan can cruise at 160\u00a0 mph with a \u00a0noise level less than 60 dB.\u00a0 Its lift-to-drag ratio of 16:1 helps conserve energy and after 78 test flights totaling 38 hours, the airplane has been trouble-free and given test personnel loads of useable data.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9949\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9949\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9949\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-2-528x297.jpg\" alt=\"New assembly facility in Pau, France will resemble e-Fan canopy\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-2-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-2.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New assembly facility in Pau, France will resemble e-Fan canopy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>McKenzie shared that one sale to Delta of a large Airbus makes more money than all sales of all e-fans will in 20 years.\u00a0 In spite of this apparent neglect for the bottom line, their use for development and research will be invaluable to the company.\u00a0 Airbus is looking at e-Thrust distributed propulsion with Rolls-Royce, for instance, for much larger aircraft.\u00a0 The firm is working on electric helicopters and as noted, commercially viable electric airliners.<\/p>\n<p>Immediate goals for the two e-Fans under development include a reduction from a 30-minute recharge time to only five minutes.\u00a0 This will be essential to using the two-seater as a trainer, since time on the ground does not make the flight school any money.\u00a0 American trainers need to be in the air 11 hours a day for student work, according to McKenzie.<\/p>\n<p>The 4.0, four-seat general aviation craft will be hybrid with up to five hours flight duration, enabling long-range cross-country flights.\u00a0 The e-Fan will need to be certified under FAR Part 23 rules, necessary to allow its use for flight training in the U. S.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9950\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9950\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9950\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-528x297.jpg\" alt=\"Assembly facility can accommodate almost the first year's anticipated production at once\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/efan-assembly-facility.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assembly facility can accommodate almost the first year&#8217;s anticipated production at once<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To reduce costs and expedite production, much of the airframe for these craft will not be carbon fiber, but less expensive fiberglass.\u00a0 Airbus is working with partners to answer battery questions, even examining aluminum \u2013air batteries.\u00a0 The company is partnered with Safran (already having assisted with electric landing gears for taxiing airliners), Zodiac and Evtronics.<\/p>\n<p>Airbus has formed Voltair SAS, located in Bordeaux France, with an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbusgroup.com\/int\/en\/innovation-environment\/latest-news\/The-E-Fan--comes-home--to-a-futuristic--innovative-new-final-assembly-facility-in-southwestern-France.html\">assembly facility to be built in the town of Pau<\/a>. \u00a0Look for the 2.0 to be flying by 2017, with the 4.0 making its debut shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Ken McKenzie electrical propulsion needs to find a market to make it work.\u00a0 It seems that Airbus is willing to seek that market, even with loss leaders on the light aircraft side.\u00a0 That will surely lead to the development of efficient, well-proven components that will find their way into the general aviation market in time.\u00a0 That is surely something for which Airbus deserves our thanks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Feas-ix-airbus-looks-light-electric-future%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>Ken McKenzie, listed as Deputy Chairman of Airbus US, has served as Vice President for Airbus Customer Services and as Chief Operating Officer for Airbus Americas, Inc.\u00a0 This high-powered individual comes across as a relaxed, congenial soul, though, and led attendees at the ninth annual Electric Aircraft Symposium through an overview of developments in light [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14],"tags":[416,6218,6217,6219,6215,5042,5043,6150,734,6216,6221,6213,5940,6214,3358,2014,6034,6222,6220],"class_list":["post-9947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-electric_powerplants","category-sustainable_ga","tag-airbus","tag-airbus-defense-and-space","tag-airbus-group","tag-airbus-helicopters","tag-deputy-chairman-of-airbus-us","tag-e-fan-2-0","tag-e-fan-4-0","tag-eas-ix","tag-electric-cri-cri","tag-european-commissions-flightpath-2050-program","tag-evtronics","tag-ken-mckenzie","tag-ninth-annual-electric-aircraft-symposium","tag-pau-france","tag-rotex-motors","tag-safran","tag-siemens-motors","tag-voltair-sas","tag-zodiac"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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