November 8, 2019
October 29, 2019
6th consortium meeting held at the TU Delft
TU Delft held the 6th consortium meeting in October 2019. All project partners gathered together to discuss the progress of MAHEPA project. While several components of both aircraft are currently in the testing phase, we... Continue reading
October 16, 2019
MAHEPA project was part of the European Transport Conference
Beginning steps of the electrification of commercial passenger aircraft transport were presented at the European Transport Conference, an annual conference of the Association for European Transport, held in Dublin in October 2019. Each year the... Continue reading
September 24, 2019
MAHEPA shows prospect at MEA Seattle 2019
Project MAHEPA was showcased at the MEA’19 Conference in Seattle. Prof. Josef Kallo of H2Fly presented the progress on the Hy4 hydrogen-fuel-cell-hybrid demonstrator, and Tine Tomažič of Pipistrel presented progress on the ICE-hybrid design, as... Continue reading
September 18, 2019
MAHEPA presented at the European Mobility Week conference
On Monday European Mobility Week has started. Among other countries, also 78 Slovenian municipalities joined activities and events aimed at reducing road traffic. With numerous events local communities will be encouraged to introduce and promote... Continue reading
September 17, 2019
MAHEPA presented at International Congress of Aeronautics in Rome
The XXV International Congress of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was held in Rome from September 9 to 13 2019 at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering of La Sapienza University of Rome. At the Opening... Continue reading
September 5, 2019
Hardware design of PMCD has been completed
The hardware design of the Power Management Control and Delivery (PMCD) is an initial step towards defining the control necessity for the aircraft. The finalized design allows for a visual representation of the switching for... Continue reading
September 5, 2019
The importance of emission testing (comparison of alternative fuels)
Emission testing is a key importance in aircraft development in the modern age. Since this is the time for low and zero emission flight, confirming how low the emissions can be, is practically a necessity.... Continue reading
August 6, 2019
Small commercial aircraft with hybrid propulsion technologies will be on the market from 2025 on
Understanding future potential markets requires a thorough analysis of air passengers’ travels while also taking in concern the technological improvements on the aircraft, such as development of new hybrid-electric propulsion systems. Hybrid-electric propulsion technologies are... Continue reading
July 31, 2019