What is "Electric Airplane" Sunflyer "that may change aviation industry?

Solar airplane flying with sunlight as a power source "Solar Impulse 2"Successfully crosses the Pacific, and further towards the success of the world roundI continue my flight. Solar and electric aircraft technologies that do not use fossil fuels such as gasoline and kerosene continue to advance and have the potential to greatly change the future of the aviation industry but it is a small aircraft manufacturer in the state of Denver, USA One Aero Electric Aircraft Corporation (AEAC), the first electric aircraft "Sunflyer"We announced prototype of.

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Electric aircraft Sunflyer - Tech Insider
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Sunflyer has a 3 hour flight capability with a 30 minute chargeTraineris. George Bai, an engineer and pilot who invented Sunflyer, said Sunflyer's appearanceGeneral AviationWe are convinced that it can give immediate and sufficient effect in the field of civil aviation industry in the future, and in the future will also make a big change to the civil aviation industry.


The energy cost is about 1 dollar (about 110 yen) in flight practice for 1 hour, and the maintenance cost is also remarkably low by installing a motor which has only one main part, not a conventional complicated aircraft engine It is said that. To be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it is necessary to undertake a thorough investigation and procedure of the FAA, but Mr. Bai predicts, "The approval process will be completed within 3 years." Although Sunflyer is in the prototype stage, the production cost per machine is expected to be about 250,000 dollars (about 27.7 million yen) at the end.


These costs are said to be kept extremely low compared with conventional aircraft. Sunflyer is a two-seater training machine, but with the same size aircraft carrying a gasoline engineCessna 172The manufacturing cost is about 300 thousand dollars (about 33.3 million yen). And in many aviation vocational schools, practice flight using Cessna 172 needs to pay a cost of more than 100 dollars (about 11,000 yen) per hour, and at least 30 hours of practice flight is required to finish the training .


I will serve as editor in the publishing division of the International Owner Pilot Association (AOPA)Thomas HainesMr. said to the Business Insider, "The reform of pilot training in recent years has been stopped for a long time." Haines says, "Although the pilot population is steadily decreasing, it will be an extremely important change if a truly low-cost training machine is realized. People who have been hesitant at conventional high cost are also interested in airplanes It can be shown, "I explain.


Pilot shortage of aircraft is serious,Republic AirwaysThe fact that we could not train sufficient pilots at our company was enough to contribute to bankruptcy. There are signs of solution to these problems by Sunflyer.

The state of the test flight of Sunflyer which was done in 2015 can be seen from the following movie.

Sunflyer Test Flight 10/23/2015 - YouTube


The demonstration of the prototype which Sunflyer real machine was exhibited is also included in the following movie.

Aero-TV: The Future is Near - Aero Electric Aircraft Rolls Out The "Sun Flyer" - YouTube


Electric propulsion is also being promoted in the commercial aircraft industry,Airbus, the leading British airline and Siemens, a German technical company, developed electric airplanesWe aim to become a partnership. Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders said, "We believe the possibility that aircraft will fly with an electric / fuel hybrid propulsion system of less than 100 seats by 2030."