Electric Aircraft Symposium 2017

The 35 year old cafe foundation hosted the first electric aircraft symposium in north america in 2007.

Electric aircraft symposium 2017.

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. In 2011 the foundation managed nasa s green flight challenge which was funded by google. 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. Vertiflite media kit the atlas hph project zero padfield.

Each moderated panel session will include a q a discussion with presenters and online attendees a hallmark of the electric aircraft symposium. 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. 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. They have since developed into small unmanned aerial.

This us 1 35 million prize was awarded to pipistrel usa for its winning 4 seat electric powered aircraft the taurus g4 which flew nearly 200 miles. The cafe foundation is a research organization with a 30 year history in testing and evaluation of small aircraft. 26 28 august 2020 virtual event. 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.

Small electrically powered model aircraft have been flown since the 1970s with one unconfirmed report as early as 1957. Cafe also hosts the annual electric aircraft symposium which brings together experts in the. 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 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. For 2018 the aiaa aircraft electric propulsion and power working group and the ieee transportation electrification community are collaborating to organize a new two day symposium to.