PC-Aero Elektra One
| Elektra One | |
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| Type: | Microlight aircraft , electric aircraft |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
PC-Aero GmbH, Nesselwang |
| First flight: |
March 23, 2011 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Elektra One is the first electrically powered microlight aircraft in Germany and was developed by the Bavarian company PC-Aero . The first flight was on March 23, 2011 at Augsburg Airport and lasted 30 minutes. The electric aircraft was developed by Calin Gologan , previously a development and certification engineer at Grob Aerospace , the test pilot was Norbert Lorenzen . The internal first flight was carried out by Jon Karkow. During the maiden flight, an altitude of 500 m was reached at a rate of climb of 2 m / s and 3 kWh were consumed.
It is planned to develop a two- and a four-seat variant.
The company wants to market the aircraft together with a solar hangar, which is equipped with 20 m² of photovoltaic cells and should enable approx. 300 emission-free flight hours per year.
Versions
Elektra One Solar
After the Elektra One , the Elektra One Solar was presented at the ILA 2012 exhibition in the summer of 2012 , which should have a range of up to 1000 kilometers compared to its predecessor.
Initial technical problems led to a ditching in the Venice lagoon with pilot Norbert Lorenzen.
In 2017 the documentation "Die Elektroflieger" was created by Arno Trümper.
On June 25, 2015, test pilot Klaus Plasa with the Elektra One Solar successfully crossed the Alps from Unterwössen to the south as the first electric motor-powered aircraft . In July 2015 there was a second crossing of the Alps (this time with Norbert Lorenzen) as part of a 3D aerial photo project by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
A documentary about the project “Elektra One Solar from the first beginnings to crossing the Alps” was broadcast on January 22nd, 2016 on the Arte TV channel.
Elektra Two
In addition, the two-seater Elektra Two was developed, which states that the range in the standard version has been increased to over 2000 kilometers and in the Record version to over 3000 kilometers.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| span | 8.6 m |
| Wing area | 6.4 m² |
| Empty mass (max. Battery mass ) |
100 kg (without batteries ) 100 kg |
| payload | 100 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 300 kg |
| Range | 400-500 km |
| Max. Flight duration | 3 hours. |
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Engines power mass |
Electric motor HPD13.5 (manufacturer: FLYTEC AG, Switzerland) 16 kW 4.7 kg |
Web links
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PC-Aero - official homepage
- Electric aircraft Elektra One - side at the manufacturer
- Electric and solar aircraft Elektra One Solar - site at the manufacturer
- Elektra Two (two-seater) - site at the manufacturer
- CalinGologan - Page on YouTube
- In the air without greenhouse gases "Elektra one" has passed the first test - page on the 3sat / Nano broadcast on March 28, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d ELEKTRA ONE successfully completes official maiden flight innovation report March 25, 2011
- ↑ Elektra One Solar: Airplane with electric drive should fly a thousand kilometers - Article at Golem.de , from September 12, 2012 (Accessed on: September 12, 2012)
- ↑ Electric aircraft : Flying with solar cells , from www.daserste.de, accessed on October 13, 2018
- ↑ Documentation about the project "Elektra One Solar" ( Memento from January 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Operating instructions and engine data of the HPD13.5 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB)
