Siemens has created the most powerful motor for planes

Known in the field of electrical engineering and alternative energy, the German company Siemens announced the creation of a unique at the moment of electric motor designed for aircraft, for which nominal capacity is five times faster than all existing competitors. According to the company, their development can open a new milestone in the development of modern aviation, for which the motors yet remained virtually unknown direction.

Those lonely attempts to lift a plane into the sky by electricity, more like the amusement of Amateurs. Created by the same engineers Siemens motor can generate power of 260 kilowatts, which is enough for take-off two-ton aircraft. And this, for a moment, the dimensions of a modern light aircraft, designed for 2-4 people.

That is, we can already say that small commercial aircraft there were preconditions for transition to new fuel. And even if the pure to put in the engine compartment of the aircraft only one motor will not work (batteries are not yet able to provide the proper amount of energy), then the prospect of creating aircraft with a hybrid type of drive is already very clearly visible.

As regards the technical characteristics of the development of the oral translation of a German press release it became known that the rotational speed of the motor during tests was 2500 rpm, and the weight was more than modest – only 50 pounds.

By the end of this year, Siemens intend to install a motor on a small plane and spend the flight tests. If they confirm all calculations, the company intends to take on even more intensity for the creation of more powerful electric motors.

Note that the modern experts of the aviation industry claim that it is theoretically now possible to create hybrid power plants for aircraft of sufficient power to raise to the sky a 100-seat aircraft. According to optimistic forecasts, implemented such projects can be as early as 2020, because the activity of many companies in this direction after the appearance of a new electric motor from Siemens that will increase many times.published

Source: zeleneet.com