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THE WORLD OF
"CONVENTIONAL" E-AIRCRAFT
There are many examples of new and con-
verted or adapted airframes which have
become valid all electric aircraft. Besides
the Pipistrel and Alpha Trainer there are
many manufacturers and entrepreneurs
which are pursuing this all-electric way
in conventional fixed-wing aircraft.
As an example we have to mention
the conventionally looking Aero Electric
Aircraft Corp. and its two-seat Sun Flyer
trainer together with the bigger brother
called Sun Flyer 4 airplane. The Sun Flyer
4 will have a payload of 800 pounds for
pilot and passengers, and should stay air-
borne for four hours with a $19-per-hour
operating cost.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL FIXED-
WING AIRCRAFT
An all new project is the XTI Aircraft. It
is a new design, conventionally looking,
fixed-wing aircraft with unconventional
propulsion. The American Company and
its CEO Robert LaBelle presented the
TriFan project at the 2017 Paris Airshow.
The six-seat airplane will possibly have
the speed, range, and comfort of a busi-
ness jet and the ability to take off and
land vertically. The three swiveling fans
driven by twin Siemens electric motors
will be powered by a not-yet-disclosed
and dislocated turbine/generator unit.
DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION:
THE GAME CHANGER
Electric propulsion opens new possibili-
ties which conventional engine-propeller
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