Presentations Range From Hybrids To Solar And Fuel Cell Technology

The Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation’s 4th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS IV) will convene a knowledgable faculty of experts on electric aircraft technologies on April 23-24, 2010 at the Doubletree Inn in Rohnert Park, California.

The networking Program will consist of presentations and exhibits on bio-fuel hybrids, advanced electric motors, solar panels, sailplane technology, fuel cells, future technology for batteries, battery safety during charging, propeller noise reduction, autonomous flight controls, drag reduction, vertical takeoff designs and NASA’s Green Flight Challenge competitions. Each presentation will be followed with a Q&A session with the audience, which will be comprised of government officials, enthusiasts, designers, entrepreneurs, students and media. Some exciting new designs are expected to debut at this year’s meeting.

Among the faculty will be Dr. Jaephil Cho from Korea, presenting his pioneering work on the nano-honeycomb and nano-tube Lithium battery breakthroughs, Aerovironment’s Tyler MacCready on “Solar Wings” and NASA’s Jonathan Trent on the OMEGA ocean bio-fuel project. Other expert faculty include speakers from NASA, Boeing, NREL, Stanford, UC Davis, CAFE and two teams from the Green Flight Challenge.

Artist's Conception

The Symposium is intentionally designed to advance Green Aviation and to provide attendees with an exclusive opportunity to gain the latest, most comprehensive and high-level understanding available of the rapidly growing field of electric aircraft. The faculty will network with attendees during the breaks, lunch and at the evening’s Theme Dinners at which attendees are invited to present 4 minute talks.

The CAFE EAS was the first and remains the only electric aircraft symposium for engineers, venture capitalists, designers, aircraft manufacturers, energy policy makers and interested  members of the general public. It anticipates the emergence of an enormous new marketplace for Green vehicle and energy technology companies. The 2010 program will examine the growth projections for electric aircraft and explore their implications for rejuvenating and transforming aviation. Reliability, navigation, training and safety issues will also be addressed.

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