February 16, 2021
February 9, 2021
Conquering the sky through e-mobility and zero emissions
Radical improvements have to be made to realize the vision of carbon free aircraft technology and electric flights, as well as concept studies for the construction of airplanes, energy systems and combustion engines, aspects of... Continue reading
February 3, 2021
HMI concept and prototypes for MAHEPA Panthera aircraft
The design of an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)-Hybrid aircraft requires a specific Human Machine Interface, which allows the pilot to control and monitor the powertrain effectively, without excessive workload. To optimise the use of the... Continue reading
January 18, 2021
Panthera – The Green Demonstration is starting with last pre-flight tests
The Pipistrel`s Panthera aircraft was described as wildly innovative when first presented to the world, and after years of intensive research and development in the MAHEPA project, the innovation aspect is nearing its peak, resulting... Continue reading
January 14, 2021
Aviation for the Future – Change is NOW!
The European Aeronautics Days (Aerodays) conference is the European Union’s flagship event for aviation research and development, mirroring the priorities and strategies set within the European Union research Framework Programmes. Its objective is to deliver an exhaustive picture of all... Continue reading
January 7, 2021
A multi-objective optimization of a custom propeller design for Panthera aircraft
In a hybrid-electric aircraft, energy management plays a crucial role in aircraft performance. All mission stages (from take-off, climb, cruise and even the descent) have to be oriented towards energy consumption minimization. Therefore, the propeller... Continue reading
December 22, 2020
MAHEPA featured in INEA’s Towards Climate-Neutral Aviation Contributions from Horizon 2020
Aviation is one of Europe’s main industries of excellence and an important contributor to the European Union’s economic prosperity: it maintains close to 5 million jobs and represents over 2% of European GDP. The continuous... Continue reading
December 16, 2020
Did you know that the most powerful hydrogen fuel cell aircraft has completed its first flight?
Starting November 6th 2020 the visionary hydrogen fuel cell driven Hy4 passenger plane took its first 35 take offs with the new, 6th generation propulsion system. During 2 weeks of test campaign, flights of up... Continue reading
December 11, 2020
MAHEPA announces: Hydrogen fuel cell driven Hy4 has flown
MAHEPA consortium is proud to announce that technology developed as part of the project has been successfully proven in flight on board the Hy4 aircraft. In November 2020, despite the COVID19 repercussions and with all... Continue reading
December 10, 2020