Project description
A hybrid electric aircraft that matches market needs
Hybrid electric aircraft is an aerospace technology that meets the advanced needs of the market. The EIC-funded ERA project aims to develop a hybrid-electric aircraft that will be powered by electric engines, drawing energy from batteries and rear turbogenerators. It is designed for long-term usage and will have a stand-up, pressurised cabin, a large cargo door, and advanced avionics controlled by fly-by-wire technology. It could also operate with one pilot and on short runways or unpaved fields. It can carry 19 passengers or 2 tons of cargo and can fly between 400 and 1 500 km on different missions, including commercial flights and medical evacuations.
Objective
ERA is an hybrid electric aircraft, propelled by electric engines that are powered by the electricity supplied by batteries and/or the turbogenerators located at the aft of the aircraft.
ERA matches the most advanced needs of the market, and will allow exploitation for decades: stand-up and pressurized cabin, large cargo door, latest avionic, fly by wire enabling flight domain protection.
ERA is Single Pilot Capable, enabling the airlines to cope with the lack of trained pilots and to reduce their operating cost when the regulations allow it.
It can take off and land on short runways (800m) and can operate on unpaved runways.
The four versions of ERA answer most of market needs:
- Passengers, with up to 19 passengers on commercial flights
- Full cargo, with 2 tons of payload and 21m3 of available volume
- Business (8 passengers configuration)
- Special missions (eg: medical evacuation), with ad hoc configuration.
Depending on the configuration, ERA covers distances from 400 up to 1500km.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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31270 CUGNAUX
France
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