April 9, 2021
March 31, 2021
MAHEPA ground infrastructure requirements and Hy4 flight test campaign discussed at the EHATC
On April 20 and 21, 2021 an Electric & Hybrid Aerospace Technology Virtual ‘Live’ conference will be held to discuss the future of electric and hybrid aircraft technology. Conference topics will include the move toward... Continue reading
March 10, 2021
MAHEPA flight test results presented at E2Flight conference
This year, the MAHEPA project was presented at the E2Flight conference hosted by DLR and the University of Stuttgart. The concept behind E2Flight is to bring together research groups, universities, companies, and governmental organizations to... Continue reading
February 16, 2021
How can emission measurements affect the future of flying?
With the support of the MAHEPA project, the Institute for Energy Conversion and storage at the University of Ulm was able to build up an engine test bench for the Rotax 915 iS engine, in... Continue reading
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