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e Training & more<br />
This e-heli flew in 2016 - now<br />
the French manufacturer<br />
Aquinea wants to build a<br />
two seater as well.<br />
The “Workhorse” of the US manufacturer Surefly was<br />
shown in Paris airshow <strong>2017</strong> and flies hybrid-electric.<br />
Electric aviation shows a powerful cross-over application among<br />
different industries. The collaboration between Airbus and<br />
Siemens have proved that. Many technologies and products<br />
such as autonomous vehicle control, detect and avoid, battery<br />
and motor, advanced composite manufacturing progress can be<br />
utilized by many other industries. The line between aviation and<br />
other industries becomes so blurred. Some electric aviation startups<br />
have already hired much more electric engineers than aeronautical<br />
engineers.<br />
For pilots and especially for new pilots who are just about to begin<br />
training, the cheaper, quieter and more environmental and neighbor<br />
community friendly electric <strong>flight</strong> now becomes more practical<br />
and closer to reality than ever. Not only several electric airplanes<br />
have obtained certification such as Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro (UL/<br />
LSA in Australia) and the Chinese RX1E (LSA).<br />
But although the situation light –electric Aircraft in many countries<br />
is still unclear for the Microlight in Europe (demand for weight increase<br />
pending) and LSA in USA (no electric motors allowed in<br />
LSA class) several electric <strong>flight</strong> training programs have been set<br />
up.<br />
Pipistrels´ Alpha Electro is going<br />
to be used in <strong>flight</strong> training<br />
programs around the world -<br />
France, Switzerland and USA are<br />
starting this summer.<br />
The Swiss company AlpinAirPlanes is going to deploy ten Alpha<br />
Electro at ten trial airfields with <strong>flight</strong> schools, Each airfield has a<br />
solar power recharging station and the distance between the airfields<br />
is so that with the 1.5 hours of endurance of the aircraft<br />
you always can reach at least 1 of the other fields. A similar project<br />
will start this summer in Fresno county in California (USA) a team<br />
around Joseph Oldham.<br />
They will purchase 4 Alpha electro and use it in <strong>flight</strong>shools from 4<br />
airfields. Interresting that both projects are financed by sponsors and<br />
state support and in both countries the authorities allowed to fly in<br />
this Testphase in the <strong>flight</strong> Training with permit to fly.<br />
Two more <strong>flight</strong> trainings using the Alpha electro one is organized<br />
by SpaceX because after an old US law all astronauts must have<br />
a pilots licence. So the private space travel organizer is going<br />
to train the future space tourist on the 2 Alpha Electro which will<br />
be delivered at Oshkosh <strong>2017</strong>. And finally the French Aeroclub<br />
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