Electric flight technology : the unfolding of a new future /

The use of electric propulsion in airplanes is not a new phenomenon. However, it is only recently that it has taken off in a concrete manner with a viable commercial future.This book reviews the history of this field, discusses the key underlying technologies, and describes how the future for these...

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Main Author: Rajamani, Ravi (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, 2018.
Series:Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The use of electric propulsion in airplanes is not a new phenomenon. However, it is only recently that it has taken off in a concrete manner with a viable commercial future.This book reviews the history of this field, discusses the key underlying technologies, and describes how the future for these technologies will likely unfold, distinguishing between all-electric (AE) and hybrid-electric (HE) architectures.
Physical Description:1 online resource(83 pages).
Also available in print.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web
ISBN:9780768084702
Access:Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.