The PC-Aero GmbH organize together with the Acentiss GmbH the 1st. Electric Aircraft Academy.

Electric Flight will be one of the major innovation and application of our century.
CO2 zero emission in combination with solar power, low noise and operation costs, high altitude capability are major advantages. What is possible to realize with Electric Flight using the existing and future technology are main questions we want to answer.

This first unique event will be focused on the design of Electric Aircraft for leisure aviation, special missions and the future commercial aviation. The course is addressed to companies involved in manned and unmanned Electric Aircraft applications, universities, aircraft or mechanical engineers and students. The Electric Aircraft Academy will be organized by PC-Aero GmbH together with Acentiss GmbH/Munich.


ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY Leisure Aviation, Special Missions and the Future Commercial
Applications



Introduction:
Electric Flight will be one of the major innovation and application of our century. CO2 zero emission in combination with solar power, low noise and operation costs, high altitude capability are major advantages. What is possible to realize with Electric Flight using the existing and future technology are main questions we want to answer.

This first unique event will be focused on the design of Electric Aircraft for leisure aviation,
special missions and the future commercial aviation. The course is addressed to companies involved in manned and unmanned Electric Aircraft applications, universities, aircraft or
mechanical engineers and students. The ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY will be organized by PC-Aero GmbH together with Acentiss GmbH/Munich.

Location: IABG mbH Munich, Einsteinstraße 20, 85521 Ottobrunn, Munich/Germany
Registration fees: 980€ (incl. catering), second participant and the next (same company): 850€
Period: 24./25. may 2011 (first day theory, second day practical workshop)


Topics:
- basic structure and aerodynamic layout of an Electric Aircraft
- optimization process
- advantages
- operating costs
- basic of electric propulsion unit
- certification procedures
- solar cells applied on the wing
- special applications:
o UAV high altitude
o low noise surveillance
o mission examples
- next step: commercial applications
- design tools
- application examples:
o the E-Plane Family (ELEKTRA ONE, ELEKTRA TWO, ELEKTRA FOUR)
o E-taxi (6 seats, twin engine Electric Aircraft)





Preliminary Agenda:
24. May 2011 (theory)
08:30  badge and program pickup
09:00    Calin Gologan, President PC-Aero GmbH: opening remarks
09:15    structure and aerodynamic layout of Electric Aircraft
10:30    advantages of Electric Flight
11:00    coffee break
11:15 optimization process
 11:45 actual and future certification procedures
12:15     solar cells applied on the wing
12:30     lunch
13:15   special applications
15:00    next step: commercial applications
16:00    coffee break

16:15    basics of electric propulsion units
17:00   end

25. May 2011 (practical workshop)
08:00   breakfast
08:30   design tools
10:45   coffee break
11:00   application examples
13:00   general overview, proposals for the next ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY
13:15   lunch
16:00  Flight demonstration of ELEKTRA ONE at Airport Augsburg. Presentation of the        
           solar hangar (option without charge) (self journey)






Preliminary list of speakers: 
Calin Gologan, PC-Aero GmbH (main speaker)
Dr. Josef Mendler, Acentiss GmbH (UAV applications)
Joachim Geiger/Dr. Werner Eck, Geiger Engineering (electric propulsion unit)
A final list of speakers will be fixed up to 01. March 2011

Flight demonstration ELEKTRA ONE
as option on 25 May, 16:00 pm (self journey to the Augsburg Airport).



Design Tools:
Aircraft design tools (easy to use MS-Excel/Visual Basic applications will be presented and
available to buy):
- Electric Aircraft performance
- loads and structure test (UL Germany, LSA, FAR 23)
- propeller design
- fuselage loft design



Registration:
For registration please confirm per e-mail:
Dr. Birgit Weißenbach / PC-Aero GmbH
Buchenweg 3
87484 Nesselwang/Germany
e-mail: birgit.weissenbach@pc-aero.de
www.pc-aero.de

For registration please specify the above options:
- flight demonstration ELEKTRA ONE (self journey to the Augsburg Airport)

Dead-line for registration: 29. April 2011

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Aerodays 2011. Madrid. March 30th - April, 1st 2011

Within the framework of AERODAYS 2011, Enterprise Europe Network madri+d will organize from 30th to 31st March, in collaboration with INTA , Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad de Alcalá, an international transfer technology day to exchange information between possible technological partners. The brokerage event will be also supported by Aerospace Madrid Cluster and Spanish Association of Technological Parks (APTE).

Main objective of the event is to create a meeting forum for companies, research institutes, universities and other organizations that are actively engaged within the field of Aeronautics. Participants may provide opportunities for collaboration and business based on technology, through aimed-to-agreement bilateral meetings.

Aerodays 2011

The sixth European Aeronautics Days will take place from 30th March to 1st April 2011 in Madrid, following its successful predecessors that took place in Brussels (1991), Naples (1993), Toulouse (1997), Hamburg (2001) and Vienna (2006).

The event will bring together aeronautics stakeholders, ministries, agencies and R&D centres from all over Europe and overseas to network, present their latest research results and discuss common future R&D projects.

Organized by CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology in Spain) and the European Commission (Directorate General for Research), Aerodays 2011 will provide a perfect opportunity to present and disseminate information about EU-funded RTD results, and will be in line with the EU goals of creating a Single European Sky and a European Research Area, and of finding innovative approaches to sustainable aviation in a global environment.

Introduction
Objectives
Main Conference features
Experts panel

Aerodays2011


More info, in pdf format:
Informative Brochure
Programme

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Pratt & Whitney F117 Engine Exceeds 8 Million Flight Hours

AERO INDIA, BANGALORE, INDIA, Feb. 8, 2011 - Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 8 million engine flight hours. At the same time, the C-17 exceeded 2 million flight hours, while supporting a U.S. Air Force mission, and airdropped 74,000 pounds of supplies in support of U.S. and allied troops. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

“This landmark milestone is a testament to the efficiency of the F117 engine,” said Bev Deachin, vice president, Military Programs and Customer Support, Pratt & Whitney. “The exceptional performance of our engines – in some of the harshest conditions – has helped the C-17 Globemaster III save countless lives in military, humanitarian and disaster relief missions around the world.”

Since 2006, Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engines have accumulated more than 4 million flight hours in support of military and humanitarian missions around the globe. To put this in perspective, it took 13 years of operational service for the engine to reach the first 4 million flight-hour milestone. This statistic reflects the C-17's increased workload over the past several years.

The C-17 Globemaster III – the world’s premier heavy airlifter – is operated by four F117 engines. The F117-PW-100 first entered service in 1993 and is a derivative of Pratt & Whitney’s PW2037 commercial engine powering the Boeing 757. With more than 8 million hours of proven military service and 45 million hours in commercial use, the F117/PW2037 has consistently proven itself as a world-class dependable engine. Pratt & Whitney’s ongoing investment in product improvements has enabled the engine to continuously surpass established goals for time on wing, in-flight shut downs and support turnaround time.

“We gain satisfaction from the knowledge that the U.S. Air Force and international customers are putting our F117 engines to such beneficial use,” Deachin said. “The future is bright for C-17’s successful ongoing missions.”

Pratt & Whitney has delivered more than 1,050 F117 engines worldwide, including 82 with international customers. The U.S. Air Force – including active National Guard and Reserve units – has taken delivery of 207 C-17s. Other customers include the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, and the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence.


P&W

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