Development of high performance and efficient Electric Aircraft

About the session

Roger Targett, CEO, Electroflight Ltd

Discusses developing high powered pure electric aircraft.

Keywords:: Antonov An70

Boeing

Electroglight P1e

Long-ESA

Macchi MC 72

Seafire

Solar Impulse

Spitfire

Tupolev 95

batteries

contra-rotating propellers

electric aircraft

electric light aircraft

electric motor

engineering

motorsport

performance

piston engine

reliability

technology

Communities

Transport

Roger Targett

Electroflight Ltd, CEO

Roger Targett is the CEO of Electroflight Ltd who will explain how the company is developing the P1e electric powered aircraft. In the same way that the automotive industry is developing electric powered cars, the aerospace industry is looking at the exciting possibilities and benefits that electric propulsion can offer. The Electroflight P1e has been designed to demonstrate the advantages of pure electric flight and will set new world records in terms of speed and performance. One of the unique aspects of the aircraft is that it will feature contra-rotating propellers that will be powered by electric motors in a very compact, high power propulsion unit. It is anticipated that the P1e aircraft could be used to develop an electric air race series and also to influence future larger aircraft designs.