Technological, economic and environmental prospects of all-electric aircraft

Technological, economic and environmental prospects of all-electric aircraft

Ever since the Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903, commercial aircraft have relied on liquid hydrocarbon fuels. However, the need for greenhouse gas emission reductions along with recent progress in battery technology for automobiles has generated strong interest in electric propulsi...

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Main Authors: Schäfer, Andreas W. (Author), Barrett, Steven R. H. (Author), Doyme, Khan (Author), Dray, Lynnette M. (Author), Gnadt, Albert Reuben (Author), Self, Rod (Author), O'Sullivan, Aidan (Author), Synodinos, Athanasios P. (Author), Torija, Antonio J. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-08-19T19:47:56Z.
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