05 - Propulsion
PROJECTION OF KEY POWERTRAIN COMPONENT FIGURES OF MERIT FOR OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRIC FLIGHT SCENARIOS
A. Link¹, S. de Graaf¹; ¹German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
This study connects projections for component development with aircraft range predictions. It highlights the increasing potential of electrified propulsion from 2025 to 2070 under two different development scenarios. It identifies key contributors, such as fuel cells and TMS, whose improvements in key component performance figures of merit significantly enhance predicted aircraft ranges.