Electrical propulsion applied to commercial flights - An innovative way to cut energy costs in aviation

This book proposes a synergy among several technologies (hybrid engines, wing-in-ground aircraft, unmanned drones, overhead power lines) bundled to a single large infrastructure aimed to achieve huge savings in aircraft - one of the few vehicles in practice still excluded from the recent trends toards a more environment-friendly mobilitity. It focus on both technical and economic aspects of such intervention, and shall provide common grounds for further research in the field.

About the author

Joao Pires is a civil engineer with a advanced studies degree in Energy Systems, by the MIT-Portugal program. Among other outdoor activities, his interests include R/C model aircraft, which is the inspiration for some of the concepts under analysis in this book.

Product details

• Authors: Joao Miguel Pires
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Acad. Publ.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 100 g
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > General, dictionaries, handbooks