Producing electrical power from the sun has come a long way, and solar cells are getting remarkably efficient. But where to put all that power remains the issue for pure electric aircraft. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Rich Kapusta of California-based Alta Devices about the issues and the opportunities. Duration: 9:02 File Size: 8.5 MB […]
Diamond Aircraft’s DA62 twin diesel, showing at Aero 2015, is now EASA-certified. view on YouTube
Dr. Frank Anton from Siemens AG attended this year’s Electric Aircraft Symposium, where he spoke with AVweb about the possibilities of electric-powered flight and, more practically, Siemens’s own plan to introduce viable hybrid aircraft over the next two decades. Duration: 6:02 File Size: 5.3 MB download here
Heading into a world of electric aircraft, we need to know on which systems we can rely and to what extent. Michael Riccifrom LaunchPoint Technologies spoke with AVweb at the Electric Aircraft Symposium about parallel redundancy, failure mitigation, and how fly-by-wire has set the standard forreliability in future designs. Duration: 6:46 File Size: 6.1 MB […]
Self-flying aircraft are coming, says Sanjiv Singh of Near Earth Autonomy, though it may be a while before they’re safe and reliable enough to carry passengers. Singh spoke with us at the Electric Aircraft Symposium in Santa Rosa, California, about the remaining problems to be solved, both technical and regulatory. Duration: 6:53 File Size: 5.9 […]
Go behind the scenes of the record-breaking attendance at this year’s Electric Aircraft Symposium with CAFE Foundation founder Brian Seeley, who also gave us a history lesson on CAFE and the Symposium. Duration: 8:24 File Size: 7.3 MB download here
AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Airbus’s Ken McKenzie about the European giant’s foray into electric aviation at the Electric Airplane Symposium in Santa Rosa, California. Duration: 6:24 File Size: 5.9 MB download here
CubCrafters debuted its EX-2 at Sun ‘n Fun 2015 with a number of airframe design improvements over the original EX model. view on YouTube
Anxious to get in the air? Join AVweb and Harrison Smith for a flight in Just Aircraft’s SuperSTOL Stretch XL at Sun ‘n Fun. view on YouTube
It’s taking a roundabout route, but a Sonex kit complete with engine is heading to a youth program in Georgia. AVweb’s Elaine Kauh spoke with Sonex GM Mark Schaible about the generous gift that benefits youth not only in Georgia but all over the country. Duration: 2:50 File Size: 2.6 MB download here
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