Elfly til Kenya - AIN

 

Det kan være at elfly passer bedre i Afrika enn i Norge. Når vi leser at bilbatterier mister nær 50% effekt i minus 20 grader, så viser det at teknologien for rene elfly, etter min mening ikke er god nok. Det vil bli vanskelig å beregne "brennstoffreserver" for et elfly som altså er ytelsesavhengig av temperaturer i de forskjellige luftlag og på bakken. (Red.)

January 5, 2024

Friday

African Airlines Commit To Surf Air's Electric Caravan

Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services will convert their existing Cessna Caravan fleets

 

Yellow Wings Air Services intends to convert its Cessna Caravan aircraft to electric propulsion.

 

By CHARLES ALCOCK • Managing Editor

January 4, 2024

East African operators Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services have agreed to convert their Cessna Caravan turboprop singles to the electric propulsion system being developed by Surf Air Mobility and partners. In a pair of memorandums of understanding announced today, the companies did not commit to buying a specific amount of the conversions, but each currently operates between four and 15 Caravans.

U.S.-based Surf Air intends to be the launch customer for the conversion package, for which it is working to gain an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC). It plans to offer both hybrid-electric and all-electric powertrains, with the latter expected to deliver operating cost savings of between 40 and 50 percent compared with the original aircraft, as well as eliminating carbon dioxide emissions.

To date, Surf Air has been working with electric motor developer MagniX, as well as systems integrator AeroTec. However, it has yet to confirm the supplier for the motor and expects to name two prospective partners in the coming months.

Kenya-based Yellow Wings provides charter flights to more than 500 airfields across East Africa. Safarilink operates scheduled domestic services in both Tanzania and Kenya.