Electric Flight In Focus At FAI | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.07.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.08.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.09.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.10.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

Sat, Apr 20, 2019

Electric Flight In Focus At FAI

Held Symposium In Conjunction With AERO Friedrichshafen

Amphibious aircraft, flying bikes and fuel cell drive technology were among the subjects explored at the New Technologies and Power Sources for Sustainable Aviation symposium held as part of this year’s FAI Amateur-built and Experimental Aircraft Commission (CIACA) Annual Meeting.

Speakers at the symposium, which took place on Saturday, April 13 at The Global Show for General Aviation in Friedrichshafen, Germany, included the Electric Engine Constructions team from industrial giant Siemens, two representatives of Swiss hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer Smartflyer, and CIACA President Alfons Hubmann.

“I would like to thank everyone who took part for making this such a fascinating event,” Hubmann said.

The CIACA is not the only FAI commission to be turning the spotlight on electric flight, however.

The FAI Environmental Commission (EnvC) has also joined forces with teams from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) to work on a new electric sport concept: the E-Challenge, an e-racing extravaganza involving planes, cars, boats and motorbikes.

“We are very excited about the potential for this event, which will bring together electric planes, cars, boats and motorbikes in one race for the very first time,” said EnvC President Pierre Duval.

The 2022 FAI World Air Games (WAG) in Turkey will also include a conference on electric air transport, which is to be held in the capital city Ankara and hosted by Ankara University. And the WAG organising committee is looking into the possibility of running an electric flying contest of some kind.

(Image provided with FAI news release)

FMI: www.fai.org

Advertisement

More News

Airborne 07.11.25: New FAA Boss, New NASA Boss (Kinda), WB57s Over TX

Also: ANOTHER Illegal Drone, KidVenture Educational Activities, Record Launches, TSA v Shoes The Senate confirmed Bryan Bedford to become the next Administrator of the FAA, in a ne>[...]

Airborne-Flight Training 07.10.25: ATC School, Air Race Classic, Samson School

Also: Sully v Bedford, Embraer Scholarships, NORAD Intercepts 11, GAMA Thankful Middle Georgia State University will be joining the Federal Aviation Administration’s fight ag>[...]

Airborne Affordable Flyers 07.03.25: Sonex HW, BlackShape Gabriel, PRA Fly-In 25

Also: DarkAero Update, Electric Aircraft Symposium, Updated Instructor Guide, OSH Homebuilts Celebrate The long-awaited Sonex High Wing prototype has flown... the Sonex gang tells >[...]

Airborne-Flight Training 07.10.25: ATC School, Air Race Classic, Samson School

Also: Sully v Bedford, Embraer Scholarships, NORAD Intercepts 11, GAMA Thankful Middle Georgia State University will be joining the Federal Aviation Administration’s fight ag>[...]

Rick Kenin New Board Chair of VAI

30-Year USCG Veteran Aviator Focusing On Member Benefits The Vertical Aviation International Board of Directors announced its new leadership officers in April, and all began their >[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC