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E-Flight.
An exciting future.
“By entering the field of highly innovative aircraft propulsion
technology, we‘re opening a new chapter in E-Mobility.
Collaboration with Airbus Group will create new perspectives for
our company and open us up even more to disruptive innovation.“
Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser
siemens.com/innovation
editorial
600 kg Ultralight standard and

e-aviation develops hand-in-hand
T
The highly anticipated new 600 kg UL weight limit will not only benefit the ultra-
light industry, but also will have significant impact on the electric airplane develop-
ment in a positive way. First there is a brief wrap-up of the 600 kg UL regulatory sit-
uation update: the formal adoption of the new 600 kg regulation by EU Parliament
is currently pending, but is expected in the summer 2018. Thereafter, the new rule
will be published in the Official Journal and will enter into force on the 20th day
after publication. Currently it can be assumed that UL in compliance with 600 kg
rules shall have no more than two seats, a stall speed in landing configuration of
not more than 45 knots (83 km / h) and a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) not ex-
ceeding 600 kg. These aircraft are thus regulated in the so-called “opt-out” way,
which means that these aircraft are subject to the national law of the individual
country in Europe, but it is safe to say that many EU countries such as Germany,
the Czech Republic, Italy, Holland, etc. will likely go along with the new 600 kg rule
which will become the prevailing UL standard in Europe in this case.
The impact of the new 600 kg UL rule has been well discussed, but its side ef-
fect on electric aviation and further, the profound and long-term impact on gener-
al aviation at a whole must be fully understood. Though the 600 kg rule was not
initially proposed in favor of electric aviation back then, now it seems that electric
aviation will take a advantage of the new rule. The current 472.5 kg UL MTOM lim-
its the flight duration of electric UL to about one hour in practice. The weight gain
from 472.5 kg to 600 kg will have an extra 127.5 kg. This extra weight, even by
conservative estimate based on current average packed battery density, should
give over 20 kwh worth of electric power which can extend one hour of flight du-
ration for most 600kg UL. An electric UL with over two hour flight duration at rea-
sonable altitude will become practical for applications such as flight training, local
sightseeing and hop flight. The benefits of quite, emission-free and low-cost flight
that electric aviation has promised may eventually come true firstly among UL. As
a consequence, more student pilots, flight schools, private airplanes, flight activi-
ties will come along. The relevant technology and products will become more ma-
ture in practice. A virtuous circle will be created. In addition, the extra electric pow-
er will be even more critical for the application of eVTOL aircraft, which consumes
much more energy than UL. The electric aviation era may begin with UL and 600
kg weight increase will be the spearhead.
Willi Tacke
Xin Gou
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News
Sun Flyer 2 Made Maiden Flight

On April 10th, Sun Flyer2 two-seat electric airplane, devel- with a 260-watt-hour-per-kilogram energy density. The com-
oped by the American company Aerospace since 2014, suc- pany is undergoing the FAA certification of Sun Flyer 2
cessfully took off for the first time in Colorado. The planes which is aimed at the flight training market. Another proto-
energy storage system was provided by California-based type the four-seat Sun Flyer 4 is also under development tar-
Energy Power Systems, and includes battery modules, a geting the pilot-owner market segment.
battery management unit, and power distribution unit. The
battery cells are LG Chem “MJ1” lithium-ion battery cells
Eviation Selected Kokam For Battery Supply

In February the Israeli electric airplane
startup Eviation signed a contract
worth of one millions USD with British
company Kokam for battery supply for
Eviation’s commuter prototype. The
prototype will have one propeller on
each wingtip and one thrust propeller
at the tail for the best efficiency. The
prototype is designed for commuting
purpose to accommodate 9 passen-
gers, to cruise at 240 knots and to fly
1000km on one charge. Eviation plans
to complete the prototype by the end
of 2018.

News
Two-seater VTOL “aEro 2” will Reach 320 km/h

The Swiss company Dufour Aerospace announced in
March 2018 that it intends to develop a hybrid VTOL air- fully electric configuration, the two-seater should have a
craft with the “aEro 2”. Building on the success of the elec- range of 120 km. An optional auxiliary power unit is to be in-
tric aerobatic aEro 1, the “aEro 2” will have VTOL features stalled in a hybrid configuration to extend the range to up
and an integrated, modular hybrid electric energy system. to 800 km. According to Dufour Aerospace, a 1: 5 scale re-
Thanks to its tilt-wing design, the aEro 2 should not only be mote-controlled model has confirmed the handling and ver-
able to take off and land like a helicopter, but also fly as fast satility of the aEro 2.
as an airplane at speeds of up to 320 km / h. In its Info: www.dufour.aero
VTOL Flying-Car
The Slovak company AeroMobil, which so far focused on in the air. “Our strategy solves the limitations of alterna-
the development of a flying car, cannot escape the trend tive VTOL concepts tied to dedicated landing sites rath-
towards the electric VTOL vehicle and has announced the er than using existing road infrastructure,” said AeroMobil
AeroMobil 5.0 VTOL. It is an autonomously flying, elec- CEO Juraj Vaculik. However, according to the CEO, it will
trically driven four-seater, which has rotors at the ends of still take at least seven to ten years before the project can
its retractable wings to allow vertical takeoff and landing, be realized.
while a thrust propeller in the rear provides propulsion Info: www.aeromobil.com

News
Pipiestral’s Alpha Electro Obtained Approval in Canada

In February the Canadian civil avia-
tion authority issued the airworthiness
approval of Advanced Ultralight to
Pipiestral’s Alpha Electro electric air-
plane. This approval paves the way
to use Alpha Electro for flight train-
ing in Canada. Advanced Ultralight in
Canada is permitted with 560kg max-
imum takeoff weight which is close
to the light sports aircraft (LSA)stan-
dard but does not require a full design
and production certificate. Besides
Canada, Alpha Electro has obtained
approval or permit to fly in Australia, Joby eVTOL Made Demo Flight and
France, Switzerland, USA, Slovenia
Attracted New Investment
since last year and has been in seri-
al production. American eVTOL company Joby an- successful demo flights in secrecy.
nounced in February that they have Joby plans to use the new investment
obtained a new round of investment for certification. Founded in 2009,
worth of 100 millions USD led by Intel Joby has kept a low-profile status in
with participation from Toyota, JetBlue the founder’s farm, and all test flights
Airline, Paul Allen Fund, Singapore’s have been done at private airfields.
EDBI sovereign fund, AME Cloud The prototype has multiple foldable
Ventures, Ron Conway and others. tilt rotors on wings and tails to provide
Joby’s five seat eVTOL fixed wing VTOL thrust.
airplane is reportedly to have made
Electric Air Race From England To Australia Planned
Ross Smith with his prize money. 1919

(NSW Library)
In order to commemorate the cen- prize. Dick believes that this new era physics at the University of NSW, one
tenary of the air race in 1919 from air race can promote the development of the country’s leading experts in bat-
England to Australia, Australian busi- and acceptance of electric aviation tery and solar technology. Professor
nessman and aviator Dick Smith initi- and the overall technology innovation Storey believes that the battery tech-
ated a new air race on the same route in Australia. This initiative has ob- nology and electric airplane designs
in 2019 but only with participation of tained support from several high-pro- have reached tipping point to make
electric airplanes. Dick claimed to file individuals and institutes, includ- this air race feasible.
have earmarked 1 millions AUD as the ing John Storey, emeritus professor of

ST R O N G
2-blade Fixed-Pitch
HT
Porsche Seeking Urban Aerial
L I G H T WFEAI G
Propeller for 912iS:
Mobility Solution
In an interview with the German magazine “Automobilwoche”in
March, the sales director of Porsche Detlev von Platen claimed
ST - 1.70 meter diameter (67 inch)
that the company is seeking an aerial mobility solution for urban - 2.0 kg weight (4.5 lb)
transportation. von Platen said ““It would take three and a half min- - massive metal leading edge
- ASTM F2506-10 compliance
utes to fly the plane,” referring to how long it would take him to ask for your testpropeller
fly a passenger drone from Porsche’s Zuffenhausen manufactur-
ing plant to Stuttgart Airport. A typical drive would take him “at least
half an hour.” Meanwhile, Porsche’s mother company VW group
has worked with Airbus on a modular eVTOL design called Pop.Up
available also as:

- 3-blade and 4-blade version
- left and right turning
- size meter:
1.45; 1.55; 1.65; 1.70; 1.75
- size inch: 57; 61; 65; 67; 69
- various pitch versions
for all speeds
DIN EN 9100 certified

propeller manufacture
Pop.Up Next
Merzbrück 206 · 52146 Würselen
Fon: +49(0) 24 05 408 82 - 0
info@helix-propeller.de
Embraer Launched eVTOL design www.helix-propeller.de
website
In March Embraer launched a self-service eVTOL design website.

Visitors can use the simply interface to design their own custom-
arized eVTOL aircraft after defining the usage scenario and select-
ing a series of options such as the number of passengers, if wings
or rotors are preferred, tilt wings or tilt rotors and so on. This effort
is the first substantial work that Embraer has done since becoming
the partner of Uber’s Elevate program last year. Embraer has not yet
disclosed their eVTOL design in details. You can try out the eVTOL
design at: https://embraer.com/embraerx/evtol-configurator/

Cover Story
e-Flight Norway
EMOTION IN THE HIGH NORTH
Will
Norways
Dash 8
soon be
replaced
by electric
commuters
like the
eViation
Alice
Electric -Commuters
from 2025 on Track
Airbus has been making various ef- Avinor invited specialist from around
forts working towards the same In the the world governmental and industry
last year Norway surprised the avia- representatives to a one day kick off
tion scene with the announcement summit to Oslo. Among the special-
that the country wants to become a ists are top representatives from Air-
leading force in electric Aviation. Now bus, Siemens, Embraer and Pipistrel.
the state owned Aviation company
The most surprising statement of the day came from Stein Nilsen,
Managing Director, Widerøe a partially state owned regional car-
rier which connects a net of small Airports in Norway with aircraft
of the type Dash 8 with a regional network. “We want to do the
decision which electric aircraft we will use and tryout in our Net-
work by 2025. And we think starting regular service by 2030”.
Then turned to the manufacturers from Airbus over Embraer, and
Pipistrel to Zunum and asked when can you deliver which air-
craft”. He continued : “The Dash 8 fleet comes to the end of life
soon. We can prolong it until 2025 or 2030. And by then we think
we have aircraft available.”
The environment in Norway has very challenging conditions like
Icing, high minus temperatures and strong winds. But apart from
Pipistrel: Ivo Boscarol is not only first with an electric trainer
these difficulties on the climate Norway also has some great ad- on the market he is also in the Uber-VTOL Program and
vantages. announced in Norway a Fuel Cell Commuter in 2025.

e-Flight Norway
cept very soon and that they could meet this timeline de-
pending on funding and on the certification situation for
such a plane. Antonio Campello, President and CEO of
the new founded EmbraerX stated that they are working
very concentrated on their electric project but that there
are very many obstacles so that they believed that 2015
was to close for operations. Glenn Llewellyn, General
manager Electrification at Airbus who manages all the
electric project sees the timeline challenging but stated
Antonio Campello (EmbraerX), Ivo Boscarol (Pipistrel)
that he knows that the Innovation cycles must be short-
und Olav Otto (Siemens eAircraft (v.l.n.r.)
er and that they are with the EfanX on the right path. Olaf
Otto from Siemens explained their development and that
4 reasons for eAircraft in Norway they are on track for the large drive they want to develop
with Airbus. They are sure that the CityAirbus will have its
1st: 98% of the countries electric energy production maiden flight probably at the end of this year. Finally also
comes from renewable energy sources. Most are from Ivo Boscarol – Mr. Electric from Slovenia answered this
hydro turbines. So here the argument, which is used in question in his own way, and it wouldn’t be Ivo if he just
many countries against electric mobility - the energy would announce another Hybrid Project with Jet fuel en-
does not come from renewable sources is not really engine or turbine. “I believe that we will have our VTOL Proj-
vironmental friendly in Norway it is near 100 % environ- ect flying by 2020 and for the larger aircraft we are work-
mentally friendly. ing with a collaboration partner on 19 seat hybrid electric
2nd: Norway has experience with electrification in mobil- where the energy is not produced by combustion engine
ity - over the last 15 years Norway by state incentives or turbine but by fuel cells.” As preparation for the Fuel
became the leading country of automotive electrifica- cell development he is working as the partner of Profes-
tion. Also the many ferry boats over the many fiords have sor Josef Kallo of the Hy4 project.
been electrified over the last decade.
3rd: Changing an infrastructure is expensive - Because
of his North Sea Oil Norway is relatively rich and as the
oil income is reduced over the last year the government
looks for programs to create new energies.
4th: In Norway is the regional transport aviation an essen-
tial part of the governmental transport program as the
country is quite large (385.203 km² in comparison with
Germany 357.022) and the population is small (5,5 Mil-
lion in comparison with Germany 82,6 Million) so it does
not have neither a good road nor a railway system in the
countryside.
Taking all these factors together with the vast develop- Glenn Llewellyn, Airbus Electrification General Manager
ment which has been done in the electric aviation it´s
a logical decision to combine economy and ecology as
Stein Nilsen and the Avinor Dag Falk-Petersen stated the
first investment in the new aircraft technology and Infra-
structure will be higher but the benefit over the lower op-
eration costs.
So the Norwegians have a challenging time schedule
by 2025 they want to have the first test aircraft operat-
ing. They would accept that at the beginning it would be
only 10 seaters operating instead of the 40 seater Dash.
So when they asked the Manufacturers the answers was
quite different Matt Knapp, CTO and Co-founder of Zu-
num said that they want to have their 9 seat proof of con- Matt Knapp, CTO and Co-Founder of Zunum Aero

Cover Story
Market Watch
THE FUTURE VERSION OF SPORTSTAR
Sportstar EPOS
T The electric aviation project Pure Flight from the Czech

Republic will celebrate its premiere at the AERO and the
2018 e-flight-expo. At the fair, the project will present the
electric aircraft EPOS, an electric version of the Sport-
ELSA-THE CZECH APPROACH
Evektor was fortunate that the company is based in the
Czech Republic, because the local UL association LAA,
which - as in Germany DAeC and DULV - on behalf of
star from the manufacturer of Evektor. Evektor was one the government manages the ultralight, anticipated the
of the first companies to set up an electric version of its 600-kg UL class back in 2011, and set up a national ex-
Sportstar model more than three years ago. Because perimental class with 600 kg takeoff weight called ELSA.
of the well-known weight problem, Evektor chose the This class is currently limited only to the Czech Repub-
EPOS electric version to comply with not the UL but the lic, but it could be a key advantage in the electric air-
LSA standard, which weighs 600 kg. The higher takeoff craft, because today with the Phoenix, the EPOS and
weight offered the option of higher battery payload and the SL400 E there are already three e-planes in this class
associated longer flight time. which are approved. Since the approval is based on UL
approval and the approval requirement is based on the
ASTM rules, it will probably be possible to adopt these
machines in the new 600 kg UL category as soon as it
is established. The EPOS project goes back to an initia-
The sports star EPOS was one of the first electrified tive of the company Evektor, which also obtained sup-
ULs. The motor drive unit (below) is from MGM Compro port from the Czech Republic Technology Promotion AG
TACR.
The RE REB 90-5 liquid-cooled motor, as with most

Czech projects, comes from the manufacturer Rotex,
the engine and battery control unit are from MGM Com-
pro. The aircraft can be equipped with two battery units
with two batteries each. Each individual battery consists
of 45 lithium-polymer cells. The motor control pilot in-
terface was developed by Brno University of Technol-
ogy together with AEROworks. The engine has a peak
output of 100 hp and a continuous output of 75 hp and

Market Watch
can therefore be in comparison of performance with the UL regulation in many European countries, the situation
normally installed Rotax 912S, so that the flight perfor- could be changed, especially since in the battery sector
mance is similar to those of the version with internal com- since 2013 has improved a lot and thus today a signifi-
bustion engine. In the construction it has also thought cantly longer flight duration is possible. 4
of the operation and the battery storage. An integrated
charger makes it possible to „recharge“ on a standard TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
220 V connection. Charging via an external device with • Maximum speed: 260 km / h (cruising at 160 km / h)
400 volts, the charging time can be reduced by 50%. The • Maximum take-off weight: 600 kg
• Empty weight of the aircraft: 285 kg (without batteries)
flight time with the maximum possible four batteries is • Engine: Rotex Electric, RE REB (liquid cooled) 100hp
one hour. The machine flew for the first time in March • Propeller: VZLU 3blade (composite) 1.6 m diameter
2013, making it one of the first ULs that has been convert- • Motor controller: MGM COMPRO HBC 400400,
• Max. Voltage peaks: 300 A
ed to an electric drive. Unfortunately, the development
• Aviation Battery Management System: MGM COMPRO
is currently stalled, because the company sees no mar- • Battery Pack: Kokam 80 Ah, 90 S
ket for mass production. But in the advent of the 600 kg • Balanced charger 6 KW: MGM COMPRO

Market Watch
AIRBUS
eVTOL Programs
on Track
Airbus has been making various efforts working towards the same
vision of urban aerial mobility and to create the viable ecosystem of
eVTOL operation. In the past year these separate programs, each of
which has a distinctive mission and aircraft profile, are all making
steady progress and set important milestones. In the light of the lat-
est development, it is likely that the schedule of Airbus’s eVTOL trial
operation set for 2020 is on track.
VAHANA The first flight was hover only and was quick and low,
T
but it paved the way for the future (photo on top);
The single seat eVTOL prototype, dubbed “Alpha One” Vahana prototype in the hanger in Pendleton (photo
below).
designed and produced by three dozen engineers over
two years at Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost A³, made its
first flight on January 30, 2018 right on schedule. The
test flights took place at the Pendleton Unmanned Aer-
ial Systems Range in Oregon. The first hover flight last-
ed only 50 seconds and reached 5 meters, but it was
good enough to prove the integrity of the basic design.
Vahana utilizes tilt wing design for cruise efficiency and
has autonomous flight control, which is essential as it is
a single-seater. The prototype weights 745kg including
batteries. The team will continue with further flight and
system tests in 2018. Next big mileston

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CityAirbus configuration explanation (photo above);

A computer generated graphic of the urban aerial mobility future
envisioned by Airbus (photo below)
CITYAIRBUS
The multicopter sibling of Vahana is scheduled to have

the maiden flight in 2018. It is different from Vahana in
that, first it uses only multi-rotors without wing area,
which makes it mechanically simpler while having poten-
tially shorter range and slower cruise speed. Second, it
seats four passengers which means that it could have
the safety pilot or “flight operator” on board at the ini-
tial stage and can still haul three passengers. The extra
safety pilot besides autonomous flight control can cer-
tainly help in the certification process. Third, CityAirbus is
much larger and more powerful than the single-seat Vah-
ana. It has eight propellers and eight specially designed
Siemens SP200D (100kW operating power, direct-drive)
drivetrains with exceptional torque to weight ratio. The
next big milestones include the “power on” test sched-
uled for the first half of 2018, meaning that all motors and
electric systems will be switched on for the first time. The
first flight is scheduled for the end of 2018. In the begin-
ning, the test aircraft will be remotely piloted; later on a
test pilot will be on board.
Leo Jeoh (design office head at Airbus Helicopters

Southeast Asia, seen at center), and his team pose
around the Skyways (next page) unmanned aerial
vehicle, on the first demo day in the National University
of Singapore.

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A closer look
of the parcel
station after
the parcel
was retrieved
from the
drone, which
can lift up to
4kg package.
SKYWAYS
This drone delivery system is program and managed by
Airbus Helicopter. Though the vehicle is unmanned, it
plays an important role in the overall eVTOL strategy of
Airbus. Many subsystems and components such as au-
tonomous flight control, detect and avoid sensors, be-
yond-line-of-sight (BLOS) datalink, multiple vehicles air
traffic management and so on are all critical to manned
eVTOL aircraft design and operation as well. In Febru-
ary Skyways successfully completed its first flight dem-
onstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Airbus launched Skyways project with the Civil Aviation
Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in February 2016 to devel-
op an urban unmanned air system to address the safety,
efficiency, and sustainability of the air delivery business
in urban environment. The collaboration was subse-
quently extended in April 2017 with Singapore Post be-
coming the local logistics partner to the project. Sched-
uled in 2018, NUS students and staff will be able to make
use of Skyways to have small parcels between 2kg and
4kg delivered to designated parcel stations within the
campus. CAAS has been working closely with Airbus on
the project, with an emphasis on co-developing systems
and rules to ensure that such aircraft can operate in an During the demo flight, the drone took off from its
dedicated maintenance center and landed on the roof
urban environment safely and optimally. 4 of a specially designed parcel station where a parcel
was automatically loaded via a robotic arm. Once
successfully loaded with the parcel, the Skyways drone
took off again and returned to land, demonstrating its
automatic unloading capability.
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LARRY PAGE’S CORA
eVTOL Test Flight

in New Zealand
Kitty Hawk, the electric airplane company funded by Google’s Larry
Page, released a video presentation its Cora eVTOL in March 2018.
The Cora prototype was built California and shipped to New Zealand
in October 2017. Currently the prototype is test flying in New Zealand.
A
DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
After founded in 2010, Kitty Hawk has gone through a
series of design improvement. Several prototypes of Kit-
ty Hawk and Larry Page’s other electric airplane compa-
ny Zee Aero have been spotted over the years but Cora
is different from all of them. Zee Aero filed for the patent
for a three-surface fixed wing eVTOL design in July 2010,
which was believed to be the basis of the following de-
signs. A similar configuration proof of concept prototype
made an unmanned hover test flight in December 2011
The first flying proof of concept in 2011 with
and made the first unmanned transition flight from hover
three control surfaces (photo above);
A top view clearly reveals the boom and to cruise in February 2014. An improved prototype with
rotor layout. Note that rotors have different smaller overall size and with conventional main wing and
spin directions. tail configuration made the first manned transition flight
in August 2017. Afterwards the current prototype with six
booms and large size were built and test flown.

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The proof of concept in 2014 with similar configuration

with Cora
A close look at the rotor and boom indicates that the rotors are
tilted toward different directions.
A DIFFERENT PROTOTYPE FROM PREVIOUS PROOF
OF CONCEPT AIRCRAFT
The latest revealed Cora prototype has quite different

configuration from Kitty Hawk’s previous proof of con-
cept aircraft. Cora has conventional fixed wing airplane
basic layout with main wing, tail section and tricycle land-
ing gear. There are three booms on each side of the air-
plane to accommodate two rotors on each boom, so to-
tally Cora has six booms with 12 rotors to provide VTOL
lift. A motor and a pusher propeller at the rear of the fu-
selage provide power for cruising flight. The rotor blade
has small diameter and long chord, possibly for quick-
er reaction and noise reduction. An interesting feature is Cora has conventional fixed wing airplane layout with twin boom
fuselage, pusher propeller and tricycle landing gear. The rotors on
that the two booms on the outboard of each wing are tilt-
the booms providing VTOL lift make all the difference.
ed towards outward and the two booms on the inboard
of each wing are tilted towards the fuselage, possibly for
better stability control. It seems that the rotors align with
the boom facing forward when stopped spin-
ning at cruise to minimum drag. Cora has a
three flight control computer system to provide
redundancy. Cora is also equipped with whole
airframe ballistic parachute.
A POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATED EFFORTS
Though Kitty Hawk and Zee Aero

was set up as separate entities
when they were both funded by
Larry Page in 2010, the two com-
panies took different development
path over the years.
Kitty Hawk first
revealed a single-
seat multicopter eVTOL The first configuration in the
called “Flyer” in May 2017 and patent filed in 2010. Cora
is quite different from the
made several public demo flights.
diagram. Image source: US
Flyer is compliant with FAA part 103 Patent and Trademark Office.

Market Watch
ultralight rules and thus can be legally sold and operat-

ed immediately. In fact Kitty Hawk has been accepting
security deposits for Flyer orders since last year. In con-
trast, Zee Aero remained a more covert status except a
multiple electric aircraft tail number registration. It seems
all Kitty Hawk’s previous prototypes were registered with
FAA through Zee Aero, so now as the Cora is revealed;
it is reasonable to expect a consolidation of Kitty Hawk.
WHY NEW ZEALAND?

The rotor blade has short length and long chord.
New Zealand has many factors to be the ideal test
CORA EVTOL SPECIFICATION:
ground. First, New Zealand is an island country with less
• motor: 12 mounted on six booms,
than 5 million population, thus it would have less dis- one at the rear
ruptions and would be easier for the Cora team to con- • battery: unknown
centrate on the flight test. Second, New Zealand Civil • Seat: two
• Cruising altitude: 500 ft to 3000 ft
Aviation Authority (CAA) is well recognized and its certifi- • Wingspan: 11 meters
cation can be validated with EASA and FAA. Third, New • Range: about 100 km
Zealand is an English-speaking country with well-edu- • Speed: about 180 km/h
cated local and regional engineering labor force within
close approximation to Australia. Therefore, though both CERTIFICATION DOWN THE ROAD
the US and New Zealand do not have existing regula- Cora has admitted that they are working with the CAA
tions upon eVTOL, New Zealand’s regulatory environ- on further certification goals to bring an air taxi service
ment may be presumably more encouraging for the test to the commercial market, so would New Zealand be the
flight, certification and even trial operation in the future. contender to be the first country in the world to witness
In fact Cora team has met relevant ministry and the Prime eVTOL operation? However, do not get too excited, Kit-
Minister of New Zealand and had positive feedback. Sim- ty Hawk has made it clear that Cora will not be available
ply meeting with the head of the state may not be easy in for consumer sale. Cora will be a part of a service similar
many other countries. to an airline or a rideshare, a vision that fits perfectly into
Uber’s Elevate program. 4
The Cora prototype in production reveals some inside look.

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e-fl ight-show
Story

e-flight-show
eFusion Hybrid takes off
H
Higlight of this years e-flight-Show is for sure the Siemens/Magnus for-
mation flight with the eFusions: for the first time two or three electric Air-
craft of the same type are flying in Formations. The Siemens and Mag-
nus Test pilots practiced this Formation in the last month at the Magnus
facilities in Hungary.
Now it is clear that not only in Slovenia where the serial production of
the Alpha Electro is ramped up to one Aircraft a week, also in other plac-
es serial production of electric aircraft has begun.
MAIDEN FLIGHT - MADE JUST IN TIME
Five days before the AERO/e-flight-expo - the most important show for
General and Electric Aviation world wide - Siemens achieved another
milestone: the take off for the maiden flight of the eFusion Hybrid.
SERIES-HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM:
Although the aircraft is flying at the moment as an Experimental aircraft

at a little more than 600 Kg, it could fit in the new 600 Kg Ultralight Class
and could be sold in most European countries as an Ultralight which
would lower the price and raise sales chances of this interesting aircraft
for ultralight training. We hope that Hungary will join the 600 Kg “Opt-
Out Club” started by Germany and Czech Republic. 4
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION:
• Siemens SP55D Propulsor motor: max 72 kW take-off (2 min.)
and 55 kW max continuous power @ 3000 RPM.
• Siemens SP55G Generator motor: max 72 kW (2 min.) and 55
kW max continuous @ 3000 RPM
• FlyEco Diesel engine as a range-extender: datasheet at-
tached
• Engine generator set (genset): 35 kW max power @ 3000
RPM, 30 kW max. continuous power @ 2500-3000 RPM con-
trolled to charge batteries back to cca. 95 % SoC with max. 7
kW charging power.
• High power battery pack ensures taxiing, taking-off and
climbing electrically: 4 swappable modules, 7 kWh nominal
energy, max 60 kW take-off (2 min.) power.
• Fault tolerant hybrid propulsion control provides about 2…3
Three times Fusion 2 electric (front) + one with flight hours considering initial 25 liter gasoline and 95 % SoC
Rotax 912 - soon the new Hybrid will join the with the hybrid eFusion (real values to be investigated).
formation.

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Expos / Fairs
AERO 2018
AERO in the Sight of

KG Discussion
Weight gain is usually something that machines are fully approved for PPL training in several EASA
countries. The extra kilograms will open up some new options.
worries us. This year, however, raising For example, the new, more powerful Rotax 915IS will soon be
the maximum take-off weight to seen in ULs for towing, as well as new safety in-
struments for cockpit simplification es-
600 kg for ultralight air- pecially by the VTOLs, there is now
craft is the cause for joy scope in the UL cockpit.
and hope. Because this

As in recent years, our stand
topic is so important, for Flügel and Flying Pages
Flügel has organized is in the heart of the A7 (Stand
101), in the middle of the e-flight
several informational Expo hall next to Siemens and direct-
events at the AERO. ly at the Forum in the Foyer East. As in pre-
vious years, we will also be the starting point
6
600, that seems to be the magic number of this
AERO, because about 600 exhibitors from
all over the world have registered. Al-
though some well-known exhibitors are
for the German EAA Chapter - EAA
President Jack Pelton has also an-
nounced his visit this year. A7-
101 is also the basis of the
not present this year, the number of partner magazines Vol Moteur
500 exhibitors became clearly exceed- and Flying China. This makes
ed. For the UL industry, it is now impor- the stand the first stop for all
tant that the maximum weight rises as fast guests from China and the man-
as possible. “The pending weight increase ufacturers seeking contacts to China.
meant that many pilots have postponed their pur- In addition, there is also the official AERO
chase decision,” said one manufacturer. This put pres- second-hand market, organized by the Flü-
sure on sales on many manufacturers. Because gel together with the AERO and the
the weight was not uniformly increased in website UL-Scout / Aircraft-Scout.
Europe, there are still a number of points You can attach the offer of sale
that need to be clarified with the as- of your machine on site to the
sociations and regulatory authorities bulletin board, put it online, or
as soon as possible. For this reason, see what is offered.
many pilots including ourselves expect For the exhibition guide avail-
the events that we have organized with the able in German, English and Chi-
various associations to be within the frame- nese languages:
work of the AERO (more in the schedule from page www.aero.flying-pages-com.
62). The weakness in the UL market has given projects in the
EASA certified CS-LSA area a boost. So the Elixir from France
will make its maiden flight and Pipistrel plans to certify Alpha and Jo Konrad from the DULV (left) and Jan Fridrich from the
Czech LAA were the driving force behind the weight increase
Alpha Electro as CS-LSA after the Virus (more on page 52). Even
(photo on top). The LSA Elixir from France (photo middle)
if the 600 kilos come true for the ultralight, the CS-LSA certifica- had its maiden flight last summer. The Flying Pages Team
tion, which is also fixed at 600 kg, has the advantage that these (photo below) awaits you in Hall A7 Stand 101!

Expos / Fairs
Series-ready
UL e-Trainer
thanks to 600 kg
The increase in the UL maximum
weight is certainly an important
topic for the European e-flight
scene at this fair, but there is still
much more interesting to dis-
cover as you stroll through the
halls and especially through Hall
AERO Chief Roland Bosch is looking forward to
A7 or listen to the lectures and welcoming you at his AERO show, which will be held
from April 18 -April 21, 2018.
panel discussions in Foyer East.
N
Not a week goes by right now when you don’t read or
hear about air taxis anywhere in the media. In action,
however, you can see them currently rarely or not at all,
apart from the Volocopter, who has a provisional approv-
by a battery set, but by a hybrid unit, which in turn is pow-
ered by an Ecosmart diesel engine with energy. In addi-
tion, if the Permit to fly from Switzerland arrives on time, a
Pipistrel Alpha Electro will also be on the grid, along with
al as UL by the DULV. Although there are a few other a Phoenix Aircraft D14 and as a world premiere in front
whiz-fanciers flying around the world, most manufactur- of an audience, the Skyleader SL 400 Electro, which has
ers such as Joby or ZeeAero/Kitty Hawk (the companies just recently had its maiden flight. In addition, the world’s
of Google founder Larry Page have been featured and most popular electric glider, the elegant Lange Antares,
recently merged) do this in secrecy. Those who do it in will make its rounds over the Friedrichshafen airport. An-
public, such as the Chinese manufacturer eHang, cur- other guest from the Czech Republic is the EGO Trike,
rently have no approval, so you will not see them flying at which has been in great demand among e-flight fans for
AERO. However, because Volocopter has to comply with several years now; will also be admired in flight in Fried-
an obligation in California at the same time as the AERO, richshafen. The same development is reflected in the ex-
the e-flight show, which is scheduled for the AERO Me- hibition in Hall A7: only a few eVTOL machines, but all the
dia Day on Tuesday April 17, unfortunately cannot have more so with two-seat machines that can finally go up in
an e-VTOL machine present. Several manufacturers like the air as a legal UL with the expected new weight limit.
Volocopter have promised a flight demonstration for next Although increasing the maximum take-off weight to 600
year. Unfortunately, there will be no flight demonstrations kg is beneficial for almost all ultralight aircraft, it is of vi-
of the HY4 and the eGenius as both machines are cur- tal importance to the electrically powered ULs, because
rently being rebuilt for new tests. The eGenius gets a hy- at 472.5 Kg you cannot easily accommodate the battery
brid unit and the HY4 has a completely revised drive. Of load for a flight time of 1.5 to 2 hours. So it is not sur-
course, next year they both want to be part of the e-flight- prising that the technology leader in the e-flight sector,
show again. Pipstrel, has decided to go for CS-LSA approval. “I ex-
pect the completion of the EASA approval for the Alpha
Nevertheless, the flight program on Tuesday will have Electro before the end of the year,” said Pipistrel CEO
some new products present. Siemens, for example, will Ivo Boscarol confidently from the sidelines of an e-flight
make a formation flight with three eFusions. The Siemens meeting in March in Norway. The sale in different coun-
motor, of one of the three machines, is powered not only tries has already begun. In Australia they have a com-

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Expos / Fairs
plete LSA approval and use the plane in the training, in DUC HELICES PROPELLERS / B2-211
the US, the first group of the airplanes were delivered The French propeller manufacturer has recognized the
already. The training with a special permit in California electrical sector as a future market some time ago and is
should start in the next few days. For France, the first ma- represented from Siemens to Airbus.
chine to go to the French AERO Club was granted a per-
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT CONCEPT / A7-310
mit to fly and is also due to operate in Switzerland. There
is a general permit to fly, as the Swiss importer Marc B. Last year, the French manufacturer surprised with its two-
Corpataux revealed. On Friday in a lecture on the stage seated Multicopter Wisper. Now visitors to the trade fair
in Foyer East all these activities will be presented. Over- can assess the progress of the work. Multicopters of this
all, most e-aircraft are in Hall A7, but some e-flight “finds” type look similar, while Wisper has a smaller diameter.
will also be on display in other halls. Wisper has not yet test flown.
EQUATOR AIRCRAFT (AS) NORWAY/ A7-007
Tomas Brodreskift arrived after the thrilling world pre-

miere at the AERO last year without his plane, because
he is currently on the way to the first flight in the far north.
Due to bad weather, the flights planned for the winter
AEROS LTD. / A7-208 have been delayed. In addition, some technical chang-
The Ukrainian manufacturer has already been able to sell es had become necessary. Thus, the water flier is now no
some of its electric-powered Nano trikes in Germany. longer controlled on the principle of “fly by wire” but rath-
er conventionally on mechanical stick and pedals.
AIR CREATION / B1-117
The French world market leader in trikes shows in addi-

EVIATION TECH LTD / A7-206
tion to some Trike models with internal combustion en-
gine and an electric version of its pixel trikes. The Israeli start-up surprised last year in Le Bourget with
its all-electric six-seater Alice. The prototype will be pow-
A-I-R GMBH / A7-015
ered by three Siemens motors with 260 kW each and will
B-Felix Rühle shows different versions of their first-class be able to transport 9 passengers for almost 1000 kilo-
Atos with trike or motorized kite harness. Combined with meters at a speed of up to 440 km/h and all with energy
highly efficient Atos series wing and equally efficient from batteries. “The technology already exists today. The
electric motor, electric powered trikes has gained solid secret is integration and lightweight construction. Up to
foothold in electric aviation. 60% of our total weight of 6.3 tonnes are batteries, “says
Eviation boss Omer Bar-Yohay.
e-Flight-Show
- again this
year part in the
AERO program.

Expos / Fairs
Marc B. Corpataux,
Pipistrel Switzerland
representative, in an
Alpha Electro which
will begin with the
flight training this
year.
FLYING PAGES GMBH / A7-101 HELIX-CARBON GMBH / B2-104

At the Flying Pages stand, it’s not just hot coffee and the Richard Krüger-Sprengel has been contributing propeller
hottest information from the e-flight scene, you also have products to electric application for more than 10 years.
contact to the creators of the e-flight-Expo-Forum. The The company’s products can be seen on many electric
documentary film “The true cost of flying”, by the Dutch airplane projects.
author Kasper Verkaik, will be premiered this year in the
LANGE RESEARCH AIRCRAFT GMBH / A7-219
fall of 2018 in front of and during the e-flight forum Beijing
and in Europe with Pipistrel and Siemens filmed. The film The research division of Lange Flugzeugbau has devel-
provides an interesting insight into the imminent transfor- oped an electric motorglider called Antares E2 with six
mation of aviation through e-flight. electric motors and fuel cell power supply, which should
remain in the air for up to 40 hours for manned or un-
GEIGER ENGINEERING GMBH / A7-015
manned research flights. This will be the prototype’s
Dr. Werner Eck and his partner Joachim Geiger are right- world premiere. The company current produces two elec-
ly regarded as pioneers of electric flying. Hardly anyone tric self-launch sailplanes models both with 42kw motor.
has blown up so many aircraft with electric motors, from
MAGNUS AIRCRAFT / B2-315
paragliders to skid steers and three-axle airplanes.
The cooperation partner of Siemens has now developed
HARTZELL PROPELLER INC / A3-124
eFusion into a product ready for series production and
The Americans not only have 100 years of experience in intends to market it from AERO 2018 onwards. Magnus
the construction of propellers but have been involved in also brings three Siemens motor-powered eFusion to the
various e-projects for two years. Their extensive experi- e-flight-show on Tuesday AERO Media Day. This will be
ences in propeller designs for various applications over the first formation flight airshow of three electric airplane
time will help bring quieter and more efficient propellers of the same model.
specifically designed for electric aviation application.

Cover Story
Expos / Fairs
The most pro-

minent prota-
gonists of the
e-flight scene:
Frank Anton
(Siemens)
(left) and
Ivo Boscarol
Pipistrel in the
film by Kasper
Verkaik.
MODERN WINGS GERMANY GMBH / B4-201 PIPISTREL D.O.O. AJDOVSCINA / A7-107
The electric version of the Swan will soon go into the ap- Pipistrel has already been mentioned with their Al-
proval. The interest is huge. The electric Swan fits into pha Electro. The Slovenian company are currently sell-
120KG ultralight. The airplane also has a conventional in- ing their complete system for flight schools worldwide,
ternal combustion engine as an opinion. which currently produces more than one Alpha Electro
per week in Slovenia. Alpha Electro has obtained permit
MGM COMPRO S.R.O. / A7-307 / 301
to fly or approval in North America and several Europe-
The enterprising manufacturer of electric drives from the an countries. It is by far the best sold electric fixed wing
Czech Republic is on board in countless flight projects airplane.
worldwide. Some such as: the Phoenix d15, the Skylead-
REINER STEMME.AERO GMBH/ A7-201
er, the Gramex Song and the Ego Trike can be seen at
the booth in Hall A-7. The founder of Stemme Flugzeugbau shows the electric
motorglider RS 10 with his new company. The elfin is a
MT-PROPELLER ENTWICKLUNG GMBH / A3-309
complete new development and is not based on the pre-
Not only eGenius and Siemens’ Extra aerobatic demo vious motorgdlier models.
plane fly with MT propellers. Even with some eVTOL proj-
SPORT PROP S.R.O. / A7-301
ects, the propellers from Bavaria provide propulsion.
The Czech propeller manufacturer not only manufac-
tures propellers for some e-projects, but is also involved
in the Pure Flight project with MGM PRO and PhoenixAir.
Back this year at the

e-flight expo: the Whisper
from France.

Expos / Fairs
Lange Research E2:

40 hours flight with
fuel cells
SIEMENS AG E-AIRCRAFT / A7-201 VOLOCOPTER GMBH / A7-100
As leading force of the electric aviation in the world, Sie- Although the e-VTOL pioneers from Bruchsal are show-
mens now has a whole series of projects powered by its ing no new prototypes this year, they have promised to
electric motors: from the UL / LSA eFusion to the Extra be back next year after being spotted by the e-flight-ex-
300 LE, to the Airbus Citycopter, which is set to take off po on their successful way into the air. The company has
this year with eight Siemens 200 kW engines. Siemens carried out test flight in Dubai and are in talks with more
has also formed partnership with Airbus and Royce Rolls cities for test flight.
to jointly develop a hybrid single-aisle regional airliner
ZALL SKYLEADER A.S. / B3-301
electric airplane. If you want to know what the electric fu-
ture will look like, you should definitely drop by here. The Czech manufacturer with a Chinese investor shows
their electric SL400 on the ground and in the air. The
SMARTFLYER-CHALLENGE / A7-001
electric SL400 just had the first flight recently.
The Swiss organizer of the first e-Fly-In are now working
Z-PARK SKY INNOVATIONS GA ALLIANCE / A7-112
together with the AERO and want to let as many as pos-
sible fly in 2018 in the foothills of the Alps near Grenchen. The merger of several aviation companies from China in-
dicate that the Chinese investors have good overall ap-
STERNA COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT INC. / A7-120
petite with general aviation new technology including
The Chinese propeller manufacturer has some e-projects electric aviation. Z-park Alliance is the organizer partner
in the works and wants to specialize further. They set a of Flying Pages last year at the e-Flight-Forum in Beijing.
joint-venture with the American aeronautical consulting As one of the major general aviation industry association
firm DARcorporation last year to explore further into air- in China with dozens of member companies, the Alliance
frame integration and basic research. plans to be more active in the e-flight sector between Eu-
rope and China in the future. 4
ULTRALIGHT DESIGN SRO / A7-307
The manufacturer of the EGO Trikes is present at the

booth of MGM Compro. Their electric powered trike uses
high-performance Atos wings.
Ego Trike with

the power
from MGM
Compro.

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Expos / Fairs
E-FLIGHT-FORUM AERO 2018
e-flight-expo
discussion
2017 with
Pipistrel, Uber,
Siemens,
Volocopter,
EASA and
Bauhaus
Luftfahrt.
Autonomous flying,
e-VTOL, 600 Kg and
e-flight-expo award
The e-Flight events on the AERO The e-Flight events will start again before the official
opening of the AERO. On Tuesday, GAMA EPIC will
are indispensable. And so again once again hold its eight-hour long manufacturers’ year-
this year, Hall A7 will be dedicat- ly meeting in Friedrichshafen. Unfortunately, the “Elec-
tric Prolusion & Innovation Committee” meeting will be
ed to the e-flight-expo, and the a close-door event, but during the lunch break there is
AERO 2018 will once again be ac- a treatment for everyone who has already traveled to the
companied by a series of lectures AERO: the e-flight show, an airshow of various electric
aircraft.
at the e-flight-forum, which this
year will focus on e-VTOL and Au- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
The first day of the AERO starts, at least from the e-Flight
tonomous Flying. point of view, with the three-hour session of the “ASTM
Electric Propulsion Committee” from 9 am to 12 noon
in the Conference Center East. In cooperation with air-
craft manufacturers, aerospace companies and regula-
tors, this establishes the standards of e-aviation, accord-
ing to which aviation authorities only issue cornerstones
as generally agreed specifications. The session is for
members only, but anyone interested can be a so-called

Expos / Fairs
“high-ranking member” in advance. At 10.30 am, Tom iculed. The performance of batteries or other power sup-
Gunnarson will give a talk on developing standards for plies was too low to seriously entrust VTOL requirements
batteries and other storage method. to an electric motor. The fact that there are already quite
The official e-Flight-forum will start at 9:30 am in the Foy- a few successfully flying VTOL prototypes shows how
er East with a discussion of the veined condition of UL quickly visions can become reality.
weight. Jo Konrad from the DULV and Jan Fridrich from
the LAA (Light Aircraft Association) will discuss this top- THURSDAY APRIL 19TH
ic on the podium. Thursday starts at 9:30 am with an approximately one-
hour podium discussion in the Foyer East with the theme
This discussion will be followed by a lecture by John L. “Autonomous Flying”. Speakers include: Alex Zosel (Vo-
Petersen of the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh locopter), Greg Bowls (GAMA), Ph.D. Frank Anton (Sie-
Foundation on the theme of new approaches in aviation, mens) and Professor Florian Holzapfel of the TU Munich.
which also extends to the field of new propulsion sys- Due to the flying complexity and the integration of a num-
tems (Forum Ost, 10:30-11:30). ber of devices required for this purpose, the VTOL idea
At 12 o’clock, the GAMA press conference will start with a automatically combines autonomous flying. Only then
podium discussion led by Pete Bunce in the Conference will the challenges be mastered when hundreds of VTOL
Center West, Room Austria. Topics are about e-Flight air taxis and VTOL delivery drones simultaneously pop-
and Autonomous Flying. Also, results of the EPIC discus- ulate the airspace. The e-drive is not only a prerequisite
sion will be made public. for the self-stabilizing upright starters with their comput-
In the afternoon at 1:45 pm, the first e-VTOL session will er-controlled electronic control, but also the ideal prereq-
take place in the Foyer East. Dr. Frank Anton (Siemens), uisite for the necessary development steps from assist-
Thomas Mager (Volocopter) and Tom Gunnarson (Kitty ed flying with control pilot to the fully autonomously flying
Hawk / Zee AERO “CORA”) will present and discuss dif- air taxi. Currently, not only the regulatory authorities, but
ferent approaches. Just a few years ago, every visionary also small companies like Volocopter and global corpo-
who announced a whiz-starter with electric drive was rid- rations like Daimler and Siemens are working on the de-
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Frank Anton, the winner of 2016 award, congratulates Marc B. Corpataux, the
winner of 2017 award.
velopment of the necessary control systems, without Afterwards, the focus on the stage of the Foyer East will
which mobility in the third dimension in the urban area be on Friday morning from 9 am to 10 am on the topic
will not exist. “Flight training with e-planes”. Michael Coats (Australia /
At 3 pm, Magnus Aircraft will present its eFusion two- USA) and Marc B. Corpataux (Switzerland) will present
seater in the Berlin area (Conference Center East). Pipistrel’s approach here.
At the same time, the e-Flight forum will continue in the At 10 am, a discussion forum will be held in the Berlin
Foyer East with the presentation of the Smartflyer, a hy- area on the topic of ultra-light weight control, which will
brid electric cruising aircraft. At 4:00 pm, a presentation present the state of affairs in Germany, Czech Republic
by the Norwegian Government and its company Avinor and France.
will follow, which will replace a fleet of Dash 8 commut- At 2 pm Eugen Schneider will explain EASA regulations
er aircraft with 9 to 20-seaters electric or hybrid-electric in the Conference Center East (Oslo area). Although the
airplane by the middle of the next decade. Jan Otto Re- focus here is not on e-aviation, it plays an increasingly
imers presents the Avinor program and its challenges to important role in the framework of these regulations too.
manufacturers. The Scandinavian country, with its large At the same time, EASA will be explaining the design of
reserves of clean electrical energy (hydropower), plans the new Part 21 / T4S controls in the Berlin area, which,
to take the program as a leader in the world of e-aviation. like the newly regulated Part 23, is of high relevance to
Tomas Brodreskift then reports on the current status of all light planes.
the Equator project, an electrically powered flying boat
from Norway, which celebrated its premiere last year at SATURDAY 21 APRIL
the AERO. On Saturday at 10 o’clock Jan Fridrich will talk about “UL
/ LSA Statistics and Trends” in the Bern area. Noon fol-
FRIDAY 20 APRIL lows a brief summary of what happened in the last year in
Friday starts at 8:30 am with the China Breakfast of the light aviation and what to expect in 2018/19.
publisher Flying-Pages, its partner Zpark GA-Alliance and Finally, at 11 am at the Flying Pages stand in Hall A7,
the AERO (until about 9 o’clock). This event is not limit- Stand 101, there will be the presentation of the e-flight-
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focus on contacts with Chinese authorities and compa- Lindberg, Ivo Boscarol and Frank Anton have already
nies, but e-flight issues in recent years have also been a received the most prestigious and latest electric flight
significant contributor to the development of e-aviation, award, which is awarded by Messe Friedrichshafen to-
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Market Watch
PURE FLIGHT:
A New Electric
Aviation Ecosystem
The Pure Flight electric aviation proj- If the project name “Pure Flight” is
ect from Czech Republic will have its new to you, the name of the electric
premiere at AERO and e-flight-expo airplane around which the project
2018. At the show the project will pres- builds should sound familiar. Phoenix
ent an electric aircraft, electronics of motorglider had its electric version
electricity management, three variant debut at AERO and e-flight-expo in
of chargers up to superfast version, 2011. This time Phoenix comes back
communication module for aircraft together with partners MGM COM-
electrification and planned infrastruc- PRO, PEG and SPORT PROP which
ture construction at selected airports. are specialists in their line of work.
AN ECOSYSTEM WITH FOUR PARTNERS CONTRIBUTING TO THE UPGRADED ELECTRIC PHOENIX MOTORGLIDER
KEY COMPONENTS
The project will use Phoenix electric motorglider. Since the de-
E
Evektor Project Pure Flight Solutions started officially in Sep-
tember 2017 when Phoenix’s Martin Štepánek initiated with
the concept. The mission of the project is to offer electro-flight
as an affordable and modern alternative. As a solution that in-
but in 2011, the electric Phoenix prototype has accumulated
over 400 hours in flight time.
The upgraded version devel-
oped for this project plans to
cludes a long-lasting electric aircraft, a fast-charging manage- make first flight in summer
ment system and communication infrastructure and an airport soon after AERO. The up-
infrastructure. The goal is to introduce a system that is accessi- graded Phoenix electric ver-
ble to everyone, universal and gives space for its own rapid de- sions will have over 2 hours
velopment and collaboration. of endurance plus reserve
To achieve the project goal, Pure Flight’s partnership strategy is which will make it on a par
important to form a viable ecosystem of electric aviation. Phoe- with other advanced electric
nix Air specializes in aircraft and manufacturing, MGM COMPRO light airplanes.
is the leader in electronic control and regulation, PEG is supe- All Phoenix versions are un-
rior in heavy-current and chargers, SPORT PROP has years of der the Czech Republic LAA
experience in aviation and prototyping. The most difficulty of the CR certification in the ELSA
project was to convince and find the way to realization in two category. It is a category that
stages. The first stage is to introduce a pure electric aircraft with gives room for development
a more than 2 hours endurance, superfast charger and a com- and implementation. I would
munication module between the aircraft and the charger. The like to thank LAA ČR for this
second stage is to prolong the range of the range extender, the category, for the possibility of
current drive control and the recovery, as well as the implemen-
tation of infrastructure at airports. The 100 kW Super Charger
Pure Flight can fully charge
the electric Phoenix in 20
minutes.
34 e Flight Journal
Market Watch
The electric Phoenix motor glider

on the e-flight Expo in 2014.
developing, testing and commissioning new systems un- TRIALS TO BEGIN THIS YEAR IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
der clear and feasible conditions. If Phoenix will be cer- Development and implementation are planned for the
tified also in another category in the future? That is still beginning in the Czech Republic in the summer 2018.
subject depending on interest in our offered system. The plan is to install five superfast chargers at selected
airports, but the project team is willing to discuss with
THE VARIABLE CHARGING SYSTEM FROM BASIC TO
any potential clients who would like to fly cleaner at low-
SUPER CHARGER
er cost.
Pure Flight plans to use three types of power char- Like similar electric airplane projects, flight schools have
ger systems to provide a board selection, varying from significant potential interest in such end-to-end electric
2.5KW all the way up to 100kw super charger depend- airplane solution.
ing on the local infrastructure and customer need. The The cost of the system will be divided into two parts, the
power connector to the airplane will use three standards: airplane and the charger setup. As expected, the pur-
CHAdeMO, CCS2 for cars and the third standard is a chase price of electric Phoenix will be higher than the
specially developed connector using the Phoenix Pure model with internal combustion engine, but Pure Flight
Charger module for aircraft for optimized charging. With team claims that the price is going to be competitive due
the 100KW super charging system the theoretic charging to its lower building cost. The charging system price will
time will be about 20 minutes. depend on the selected specification and local condi-
At the power input, the charger can be powered from any tions. 4
source with 3 x 400/230V power from traction lines up
to 1000 V. It may also obtain power from weak power
supplies such as solar panels with battery storage. The
chargers will be fully compatible for automotive direct-
ly, for aircraft using the Phoenix Pure Charger module.
This means that a superfast charger can recharge cars
and aircraft. One charger may have multiple dispensers.
One for cars and the other for airplanes. There are many The electric
Phoenix will
power options, charging up to 2 x 500 V and 120 A at use a 60
the moment. This is to say that higher charging power is KW engine
and have
possible, but the charging system is limited by the cur- two hours of
rent parameters of the commercial available battery cells. flight time.
e Flight Journal 35
Organization
GAMA (GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)
Multiple Efforts to
Promote Electric
Aviation
Global Play-
er at one ta-
ble: Discus-
sion during
the EPIC-
Conference
2017 in
Friedrichs-
hafen /Ger-
many.
A As the largest general aviation industrial organization in

the world, GAMA has been spearheading the efforts to
promote electric aviation ever since it set up the Electric
the market appetite and the regulatory development. In
January 2018 EPIC and ELC held a meeting in Washing-
ton DC, USA to address the keys issues including eVTOL
Propulsion & Innovation Committee (EPIC) at the end of minimum energy reserve for aircraft design certification,
2015. Since then, over 50 predominant companies and the development of global consensus standards which
startups both in traditional general aviation sector and can serve as means of compliance for the design cer-
new cross-over players have joined EPIC. Three new sub- tification of several key components in the electric pro-
committees have been established to better coordinate pulsion powertrain, ASTM relevant standards regarding
work efforts: Electric Propulsion Subcommittee (ELC), “propulsion energy storage systems” and “electric pro-
Simplified Vehicle Operations Subcommittee (SVO) and pulsion units”, charging and battery storages at the air-
Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Committee (INF). GAMA has main- ports and so on.
tained a summary of the regulatory environment relevant
to electric aviation to date, and has made headway into In March SVO held a meeting in San Francisco USA dis-
the current state of the regulatory environment for the cussing development of an SVO roadmap, which would
certification of electric propulsion and simplified electric shape the implementation of increased automation
aircraft operation in key global markets. across the aviation landscape globally, a path to certifi-
cation, and defining requirements for SVO. Electric avia-
EPIC and the subcommittees holds several member tion, especially eVTOL, is inevitably interconnected with
meetings during the year in the US and Germany. A automation flight control and simplified airplane opera-
meeting in China may be also in pipeline depending on tion and share many common certification requirements.
36 e Flight Journal
Organization
GAMA’s Vice Presi-

dent for Global Inno-
vation & Policy and
EPIC-Chef Greg Bowls
(left) and GAMA Pres-
ident and CEO Pete
Bunce at the e-flight-
Show 2017.
In April 2018 at AERO Expo in Germany, EPIC and SVO
will hold meetings respectively. EPIC will continue to dis-
cuss activities, which enable hybrid & electric propulsion,
increased automation and other key innovations into
general aviation design, production, and maintenance
among the global aviation regulators in key states of de-
sign. The EPIC will also support concepts and chang-
es to operational and licensing obstacles, which may ex-
ist in key markets. At AERO, SVO will continue to discuss
the evolution of design and operational requirements that
will enable simplified operations and the increased auto-
mation of GA aircraft systems and manned flight without
traditional pilot skills.
SVO at AERO committee will continue to discuss the evo-
lution of design and operational requirements that will
enable simplified operations and the increased automa-
tion of GA aircraft systems and manned flight without tra-
ditional pilot skills. 4
Kyle Martin, Direc-
tor of European
Regulatory Affairs
at GAMA, durcing
his presentation at
the e-flight-forum in
Beijing.
Pete Bounce with the

Chinese RX1E team in
Friedrichshafen.
e Flight Journal 37
Market Watch
ELECTRIC TO PPL
China CAAC Now Permits

Light Sports Airplane for
Private Pilot Training
A According to a rulemaking directive document issued by
CAAC head office on January 29th, 2018, light sports air-
plane (LSA) can now be used for a large portion of pri-
vate pilot training syllabus. The document “The Directive
As of today this is the first such policy among countries
which have adopted LSA category. This policy is expect-
ed to largely lower the cost for PPL training in China be-
cause LSA’s price is only about one-third to half of a Part
of Trial Program of Sports Pilot License and Private Pi- 23 single engine airplane. This policy may attract more
lot License Training and Management” requires that af- investment into flight schools due to lower initial invest-
ter the pilot obtains the LSA license, the pilot can contin- ment and thus, may cause a chain reaction to further low-
ue to train a minimum of 5 hours dual flight including no er the PPL training cost as more flight schools come into
less than 3 hours of IFR training flight, and a minimum place. At least two privately owned flight schools in Chi-
of 5 hours solo flight including a cross country flight. na have already claimed to soon roll out a PPL program
After these 10 hours additional training, if the pilot can using LSA with “very special price”. As of today in China
pass the written and flight tests for PPL, the pilot can ob- the LSA pilot license costs at least 8000 euro and the PPL
tain the private pilot license (PPL). If the LSA pilot has al- pilot license costs three times more.
ready accumulated at least 10 hours pilot-in-command
(PIC) flight time in LSA and has had a cross country flight An interesting side effect of this policy is that electric
which meets the PPL training syllabus requirement, then LSA has already obtained legal status in China for sever-
the 5 hours solo flight training can be exempted. There- al years. CAAC issued type design approval (TDA) and
fore, a LSA pilot can have a minimum of 5 hours addition- production approval to RX-1E electric LSA designed and
al dual flight training and then can take the PPL test. The produced in China. RX-1E has been in serial production
additional training flights should be carried out in a Part since 2016, and its updated model RX1E-A, which claims
23 general aviation airplane. to have 2 hours duration time, had its first flight last Octo-
ber. Therefore, according to the new PPL policy, electric
This policy is believed to be implemented due to CAAC’s LSA can now be legally used for PPL training in China. If
pressure to quickly increase the number of PPL and pi- this becomes the case in real practice, it will significantly
lots overall in China in order to meet the central gov- broaden the horizon of electric aviation. 4
ernment’s general aviation devel-
opment goal that by 2020 there
should be more than 7000 PPL in
China. At the end of 2017 there are
a little over 3200 PPL in China.
Fly with the RX1-E - the

first electric aircraft in
China, which got CAAC
approved - and the hours
go towards your Private
Pilot Licence.
38 e Flight Journal
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Market Watch
SKYLEADER SL 400 ELECTRIC:
Successfully the
e-Trainer for Europa

SL400 Electric
has already
made its first
flight.
and China
Since the entry of the Chinese
Zall Group as the investor in Sky-
L
Like Evektor’s electric Sportstar, the Skyleader SL 400
Electro is a metal low-wing based on the standard UL
/ LSA version. Actually the machine has a lot in com-
leader, the electric version of the mon with the e-sportstar. The complete drive unit was
also developed by MGM Compro. In contrast to Evek-
SL 400 has become even more tor, who have only one airplanen model in the UL / LSA
important. Because thanks to the class with the Eurostar / Sportstar, Skyleader can show
bilateral agreement, the machine not only the SL 400 but also the models Skyleader 600
with retractable landing gear and the uncoated high-per-
could fly shortly after the approv- formance plastic GP One.
al in China.
CHINESE INVESTMENT
Last year, Chinese industrial group Zall joined Skylead-

er. Thanks to the strong Chinese interest in electric flight,
the e-plane from Skyleader has also made a huge im-
pact. The machine, which was presented for the first time
at AERO last year, not only completed its maiden flight in
autumn 2017, but is also already ELSA-approved.
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The Future ofAviation
April, 18.- 21. 2018
Friedrichshafen - Germany
The e-flight-expo
is part of the annual AERO in Friedrichshafen / Germany.
You will find the most advanced electric, hybrid, fuel-cell
and solar aircraft and propulsion systems.
www.e-flight-expo.com
Market Watch
The Rotex engine is liquid cooled

(left). The electric drive train was de-
veloped together with MGM Compro
(below).
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
The Skyleader team got support from MGM Compro. Be-
cause the MGM experts have not only electrified the sim- Motor: MGM RE 80
ilar Evektor sportstar, but also have successfully brought Power: 80 kW
into the air quite a number of other aircraft including the Propeller: E-props Durandal 100 M
Speed (IAS) VNE: 278 km / h
weight-controlled trike, the light glider Archeopterix up Max. Speed (VH) 230 km / h
to the motor glider Phoenix. MGM Compro uses electric empty weight (with 2 batteries): 355 kg / 785 lbs.
motor of the Czech company Rotex and adapts these for empty weight (with 4 batteries): 437 kg / 963 lbs.
Battery: Sony VTC5, 110 Ah
the different aircraft. MGM developed not only the mo-
Flight time: 1.5 hours
tor-management system for the SL 400, but also the bat- Range: 230 km
tery management system and the batteries, including a takeoff distance: 150 m
Landing distance: 250 m
quick charger. The 80KW motor is liquid cooled and re-
Span: 9.2 m
ceives its energy from a set of four battery packs with a Length: 6.4 m
total of 45 kilowatt hours. The flight time should be over Height: 2.4 m
one hour. 4 Wing area: 11.3 sqm
Cabin width: 1.2 m
At the AERO 2017 the

machine could be seen for
the first time. Currently it is
flying in the Czech Republic
in the ELSA class. Once
the weight for the ultralight
is officially increased, it
should be able to transfer to
the UL class.
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Alpha Electro
EASA CS-LSA pending
TAURUS G4 / Hy4
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info@pipistrel-usa.com
+1 / 213 984 1237
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No matter what you call it, SE is Dynon’s most affordable and intuitive SkyView experience ever.
Dynon is excited to introduce the newest member of the

SkyView family. SkyView SE is made specifically for VFR
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SkyView SE retains modern, innovative Dynon EFIS capabilities like
SkyView’s revolutionary COM radio interface and 2-axis autopilot
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SkyView SE is the successor to Dynon’s legacy D100 series products.
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