Electric Aircraft Symposium 2017

Building upon a successful event in 2018 and 2019 the 2020 electric aircraft technologies symposium will look at progress over the past year and continue the discussion about the aerospace industry goals for future aircraft.

Electric aircraft symposium 2017.

7th evtol symposium jan 2020 forum 75 videos may 2019 6th evtol symposium jan 2019 electric aircraft symposium july 2018 forum 74 videos may 2018 evtol short course may 2018 5th evtol workshop jan 2018 evtol news videos 2017 publications. They have since developed into small unmanned aerial. The cafe foundation is a research organization with a 30 year history in testing and evaluation of small aircraft. An electric aircraft is an aircraft powered by electric motors electricity may be supplied by a variety of methods including batteries ground power cables solar cells ultracapacitors fuel cells and power beaming.

Cafe also hosts the annual electric aircraft symposium which brings together experts in the. Small electrically powered model aircraft have been flown since the 1970s with one unconfirmed report as early as 1957. Recent workshops by the ieee and aiaa have identified the need to bring together electrical engineers and aerospace experts as the industry looks to more electric propulsion technologies for future aircraft. Cafe is currently engaged as the host of nasa s pav centennial challenge a 5 year us 2m innovation prize aimed at fostering a new vision for small aircraft travel in the united states.

Each moderated panel session will include a q a discussion with presenters and online attendees a hallmark of the electric aircraft symposium. In 2011 the foundation managed nasa s green flight challenge which was funded by google. Vertiflite media kit the atlas hph project zero padfield. The vertical flight society co sponsored the cafe foundation s 13th annual electric aircraft symposium held july 20 21 2019 at university of wisconsin osh.

14th annual electric aircraft symposium goes virtual cafe foundation and vertical flight society co host online event three dozen of the world s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the cafe foundation s 14th annual electric aircraft symposium eas which will be held online for the first time on. Our presenters will discuss the latest in electric aircraft propulsion systems energy sources certification regional and urban use cases and the current market opportunities. Cafe also hosts the annual electric aircraft symposium which brings together experts in the. The cafe foundation is a research organization with a 30 year history in testing and evaluation of small aircraft.

Cafe is currently engaged as the host of nasa s pav centennial challenge a 5 year us 2m innovation prize aimed at fostering a new vision for small aircraft travel in the united states. The 35 year old cafe foundation hosted the first electric aircraft symposium in north america in 2007.