More Electric Aircraft Symposium

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.

More electric aircraft symposium.

Three dozen of the world s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the comparative aircraft flight efficiency cafe foundation s 14 th annual electric aircraft symposium eas which will be held online for the first time on july 28 30 2020. The two day event will cover all aspects of aerospace activity from general aviation and smaller regional aircraft to larger commercial airliners. Contact jim sherman to apply for a sponsorship. They have since developed into small unmanned aerial.

Small electrically powered model aircraft have been flown since the 1970s with one unconfirmed report as early as 1957. The electric powered aircraft industry is gaining momentum and the symposium provides an opportunity to get a comprehensive brief on the state of the industry and hear from the industry s thought leaders said yolanka wulff executive director of the non profit cafe foundation. In 2011 the foundation managed nasa s green flight challenge which was funded by google. Electric hybrid aerospace technology symposium is the world s leading international conference dedicated to ultra low emission aircraft technology and full electric flight possibilities.

In 2007 cafe foundation hosted the first electric aircraft symposium in north america. Two dozen of the world s leading electric aircraft developers and. This us 1 35 million prize was awarded to pipistrel. Each moderated panel session will include a q a discussion with presenters and online attendees a hallmark of the electric aircraft symposium.

More info is available in the eas 2020 sponsorship application. The vertical flight society co sponsored the cafe foundation s 13th annual electric aircraft symposium held july 20 21 2019 at university of wisconsin oshkosh eas 2019 was held in conjunction with the experimental aviation association s annual airventure in oshkosh july 22 28 see evtol news from airventure. 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. 26 28 august 2020 virtual event.