As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

Electrification of the propulsion system has opened the door to a new paradigm of
propulsion system configurations and novel aircraft designs, which was never envisioned …

This article describes an experimental investigation of the aerodynamic interaction that
occurs between distributed propellers in forward flight. To this end, three propellers were …

Until electric energy storage systems are ready to allow fully electric aircraft, the combination
of combustion engine and electric motor as a hybrid-electric propulsion system seems to be …

This paper demonstrates an integrated approach to the sizing and analysis of all-electric,
hybrid-electric, and turboelectric variants of a lift-plus-cruise urban air mobility vertical takeoff …

Increasing attention to urban air mobility with distributed electric propulsion causes an
increased interest in propeller aircraft design and optimization. Various studies have …

The number of case studies focusing on hybrid-electric aircraft is steadily increasing, since
these configurations are thought to lead to lower operating costs and environmental impact …

Hybrid-electric aircraft are a potential way to reduce the environmental footprint of aviation.
Research aimed at this subject has been pursued over the last decade; nevertheless, at this …

The growing concern with global emissions as the air-transport sector keeps expanding is
the main driver behind aggressive chemical and noise pollution reduction targets as …

The number of studies on hybrid-electric aircraft is steadily increasing because these
configurations can lead to lower operating costs and environmental impact than traditional …