Войти

CIAM showed the first Russian electric aircraft

Sections: Air, New development
2337
0
0
Image source: nebo-v-podarok.ru

The Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building named after Baranov (CIAM) showed an electric aircraft based on Sigma-4 at the MAKS-2021 air show. This is the first fully electric manned aircraft in Russia. It has already passed bench tests and recently moved to the flight test stage. In 2022, flights with hydrogen fuel cells are already planned for Sigma-4.

"Sigma-4 — is a two-seat high-wing aircraft with a take-off weight of 600 kilograms. Its maximum speed is 150 kilometers per hour, and the range of flight with an electric motor is about 100 kilometers.

CIAM replaced the Sigma-4 piston engine with an electric one with a maximum power of 80 kilowatts. The electric motor is powered by a battery pack of lithium-ion cells, its weight together with the control system is 23 kilograms. It is assumed that it will allow the device to stay in the air for up to 40 minutes and reach speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour.

A prototype of the first Russian all-electric aircraft CIAM showed at the MAKS-2021 air show. The general director of CIAM, Mikhail Gordin, told N + 1that the electric Sigma-4 has already completed runs to check the interaction of the engine with the aircraft. Its flight tests are scheduled for the second half of this year. Then, in 2022, a hydrogen fuel cell with a capacity of up to 30 kW will be installed on the aircraft. This will allow him to make flights lasting from one to 1.5 hours.



CIAM was going to conduct flight tests of the electric Sigma-4 with a hydrogen fuel cell back in 2019, as we wrote earlier. The development of hydrogen aircraft is also being carried out abroad. For example, the German H2Fly and Deutsche are working on creating a 40-seat hydrogen liner.

Vasilisa Chernyavtseva

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 06.07 07:42
  • 5
Российскую лазерную систему ПВО применят против украинского «Лютого»
  • 06.07 07:16
  • 9576
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 06.07 02:19
  • 4
В добавление к "Интеллектуальные способности высших военных командиров"
  • 05.07 18:04
  • 4
Expert Kuzyakin: Ukraine uses marketing to recruit Russian citizens
  • 05.07 14:23
  • 11
В США порассуждали о новой роли стареющих штурмовиков A-10
  • 04.07 12:28
  • 1
"Tested on Russian drones": Sweden recognizes the start of deliveries of the Tridon Mk2 air defense system to Ukraine
  • 04.07 11:48
  • 1
Путин: российские штурмовики "без всяких роботов" действуют эффективно
  • 04.07 11:22
  • 2
The alarming US decision to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine (The Economist, UK)
  • 04.07 08:52
  • 459
Израиль усиливает меры безопасности в связи с опасениями ударов со стороны Ирана
  • 04.07 03:47
  • 1
Is Europe ready for war? (Financial Times, UK)
  • 04.07 03:20
  • 1
Ростех запускает свой токен RUBx
  • 04.07 02:45
  • 1
Миронов предложил создать морские ЧВК для охраны торгового флота
  • 04.07 02:40
  • 0
Ответ на "«Полный провал конкурента С-400»: в индийской прессе раскритиковали дебют китайского ЗРК HQ-9B на поле боя"
  • 03.07 17:40
  • 1100
Израиль "готовился не к той войне" — и оказался уязвим перед ХАМАС
  • 03.07 14:31
  • 6
"An order for hundreds of vehicles is possible": the Slovak Wolf 25 AD armored anti-drone vehicle is being tested in Ukraine