EADS Rethinks the Way Planes Fly With New All-Electric Aircraft Design

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 18/11/2011 - 07:59

At the 2011 Paris Air Show the aerospace giant EADS showcased an all-electric propulsion system for a commercial airliner that could be ready to fly in just 20 years. The plane, called the VoltAir, is a zero-emissions, high-density, battery-powered aircraft that rethinks the design of conventional commercial aircraft in order to allow for the swapping out of a emissions heavy jet engine for an earth-friendly battery system.


Full article at http://inhabitat.com/eads-rethinks-the-way-planes-fly-with-new-all-electric-aircraft-design/
 
EADS website item at http://www.eads.com/eads/int/en/our-innovation/our-technologies/Advanced-Concepts/VoltAir-concept.html