Preliminary Development of Electric Motorcycle Engine for Sport Aviation Vehicles
2012; Trans Tech Publications; Volume: 225; Linguagem: Inglês
10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.225.250
ISSN2297-8941
AutoresMohd Khairuladha Jamil, Mohd Ezwani Kadir, Mohamad Zikri Zainol, Abu Hanifah Abdullah, Abu Bakar,
Tópico(s)Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
ResumoFlying activities of sport aviation vehicles normally use Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) for their powerplant, which emits Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and also produces noise. Environmental issues regarding harmful gas emission and noise may restrict the sport aviation activities and resulting in reduction of interest in flying as a sport activity. The feasible solution for this issue is by replacing the Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) with Electric Engines on all sport flying vehicles. The Modenas CTric Electric Engines was tested to measure the parameters required by comparable Internal Combustion Engine used by sport aviation flyers. Other parameters; engine endurance, temperature and performance, were also tested. The bench test was conducted using specially design test rig. The results show that there is a possibility for the Modenas CTric Motorcycles Electric Engine used as an alternate source of powerplant for paramotors and microlight aircraft. However, there is penalty on the vehicle payloads due to weight of the battery. Lighter battery technology integration is to be developed to reduce the weight of the flight vehicles. This study serves as a platform for further work in electric engine technology for commercial aircraft application. Availability of green engine (no emission and noise output) will generate more interest in sport aviation activities and prepare for the future commercial Electric Engine aircraft application.
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