32th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

01 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF SILENT ELECTRIC COMMUTER AIRCRAFT

P. Wassink¹, G. Atanasov¹, C. Hesse¹, B. Froehler¹; ¹German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

The goal of this paper is to propose and quantitatively assess two fixed wing aircraft concepts with fully electric flight capability and the design focus on reducing take-off and landing noise. The motivation for these concepts is that reducing noise footprint and emissions near airports could be an enabler for commuter aircraft operation near highly populated areas.


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