Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Graduate
group
What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Joshua Cooper, Graduate Student Pakravee Rodjitt, Graduate Student Jallah Yalleh, Graduate Student Stefano Grimaldi, Graduate Student Jaan Jimenez, Graduate Student
Lead Presenter's Name
Joshua Cooper
Faculty Mentor Name
Sohel M. Imroz, Ph.D,
Abstract
Air travel growth in the United States is expected to increase by a rate of 1.8% per year over the next 20 years (FAA, 2022). This spike in air travel will dramatically increase the demand for fossil fuel making the aviation industry's carbon footprint more significant. To mitigate this risk, the importance of continued work towards electric flight is clearly recognized as a suitable alternative. The first purpose of this paper is to conduct a literature review to research, comprehend, and present a clear understanding of the factors promoting and preventing innovation in electric flight. Examples of these factors include political pressures, ecological impacts, lack of technology, and safety concerns. The second purpose of this paper is to educate individuals on the current status of electric flight, and to provide recommendations on how to create a more sustainable future in aviation. Knowing what direction electric flight is moving towards while determining the sustainability, future market, and available technology could be vital to investors, large airliners, and the general aviation industry.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Factors affecting innovation in electric flight
Air travel growth in the United States is expected to increase by a rate of 1.8% per year over the next 20 years (FAA, 2022). This spike in air travel will dramatically increase the demand for fossil fuel making the aviation industry's carbon footprint more significant. To mitigate this risk, the importance of continued work towards electric flight is clearly recognized as a suitable alternative. The first purpose of this paper is to conduct a literature review to research, comprehend, and present a clear understanding of the factors promoting and preventing innovation in electric flight. Examples of these factors include political pressures, ecological impacts, lack of technology, and safety concerns. The second purpose of this paper is to educate individuals on the current status of electric flight, and to provide recommendations on how to create a more sustainable future in aviation. Knowing what direction electric flight is moving towards while determining the sustainability, future market, and available technology could be vital to investors, large airliners, and the general aviation industry.