Artist's impression of the Electric Flight Demonstrator
Artist's impression of the Electric Flight Demonstrator
While so far only battery-powered small aircraft are in operation and hybrid-electric small aircraft are currently undergoing flight tests, DLR, together with Siemens, MTU Aero Engines and RUAG Aviation, has conducted a feasibility study for a 19-seat test aircraft based on a Dornier DO 228. The study shows promising chances of success for the conversion and testing of a national Electric Flight Demonstrator, which has a complete electric propulsion system in the 500-kilowatt power class in the expansion stages of battery electric operation and hybrid electric operation with an additional gas turbine generator.
