E-drive for aviationElectric airplane with record-breaking motor takes off
Siemens researchers have developed a new type of electric motor for airplanes: Weighing just 50 kg, it delivers a continuous output that is five times higher than that of comparable drives. Installed in an aerobatic airplane, it has now completed its first flight in front of the public.
Siemens has developed the 'Extra 330LE' aerobatic aircraft together with the German aircraft manufacturer Extra Aircraft. Pictured left are Walter Extra, founder of the aircraft manufacturer, and Frank Anton, Head of eAircraft at Corporate Technology at Siemens. According to Anton, the 1,000 kg aerobatic aircraft was particularly suitable for pushing the installed components to their limits, testing them and developing them further. Because: Siemens also wants to use its drive technology in ...