26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.10.5

A GREEN ALTERNATIVE FOR PILOT TRAINING

D. P Heatley, R. Johnston, R. Canders, M. Mullan, R. McRoberts, M. Duffy, T. Eijgelshoven*, F. Pronk*, K. Myerscough*, J. de Jong*, I. van Dartel*, M. van den Hoven*
Queen's Univ. Belfast, UK; *TU Delft, Netherlands

Keywords: Battery, general aviation, sustainable, electric

In light of the current worldwide concern about global warming, a preliminary design for a carbon neutral general aviation trainer aircraft was developed. The final design is a largely wooden aircraft with an electric motor powered by battery packs, which is cheaper than current trainer aircraft.

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