Electric-Oriented Aviation

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-15096-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Sustainable Aviation

This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of electric-oriented aviation, its underlying technologies, and its potential impact on the future of air travel. It encourages readers to envision a more sustainable future and become aware of the transformative potential of sustainable aviation and its positive impact on the environment. Coverage highlights the environmental benefits of electric aviation, such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions, noise pollution, and improved air quality. It also explores market trends, potential business opportunities, and investment prospects and offers a glimpse into a future where electric aviation becomes commonplace. 

provides readers with the knowledge, inspiration, awareness, and opportunities in electric aviation technology, empowering them to be informed and engaged participants in shaping the future of sustainable air travel.

Unique Selling Point: 

• Examines the underlying technologies associated with electric aviation;
• Explores real-world applications;
• Offers the latest insights from a team of global experts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karakoc, T. Hikmet

Yazar, Isil

Dalkiran, Alper

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Kybernetik, Systemtheorie, Komplexe Systeme
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Astronautik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Certifying electric aircraft.- Electric oriented aircraft supercapacitors.- Energy storage components fuel Cells.- Preliminary performance modelling of a turbofan engine.- Electrical aircraft engine systems and an economic cost benefit analysis.- Lithium ion battery hazard identification and safety risk management in aircraft with electric propulsion.- Energy storage components batteries.- Energy storage components fuel cells.- Unmanned aero vehicle uav technologies.- New generation aero vehicle design procedures.- Effects of electric oriented aviation on airports and airlines.

Über Autor(innen)

T. Hikmet Karakoc, Ph.D.,   graduated from Anadolu University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Yildiz Technical University. He received his Ph.D. from Anadolu University, where he started his full-time teaching and received his Full Professorship. He is currently researching at the Eskisehir Technical University. He has a wide range of research interests, including sustainable aviation, aircraft propulsion systems, insulation, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), indoor air quality, gas turbines, cogeneration systems, renewable energy, energy economics, fuels, and combustion. He has participated in numerous industrial projects on these topics as a researcher, consultant, and project manager for over 30 projects and corporations. He also started a contest on special insulation applications among university students. He served as an Editor-in-Chief, guest editor, and editorial board member for international scientific journals. He published national and international papers in over 300 journals and 40 books. Professor Karakoc actively follows membership positions for the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and many sectorial associations, international scientific organizations, and societies. He is an active Board of Directors member of the International Association for Green Energy. He is currently holding the presidency of the SARES organization, which is actively supporting scientists and students in sustainable aviation. He also organizes four symposiums on aviation subject areas as a Founding Chair.

Isil Yazar, Ph.D.,  is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Eskisehir Osmangazi University. She received a B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2005 and an M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2008 from Eskisehir Osmangazi University. She also received her MBA from Anadolu University in 2008. Dr. Yazar received her Ph.D. from the Avionics Department at Anadolu University as a project researcher under the guarantee of the TEI/TUSAS-Anadolu University collaborative protocol in 2015. She worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Turkish Aerospace (TUSAS), Ankara, Turkey, between 2008 and 2010. She was a member of the AIRBUS A400M, ANKA UAV, and T-38 training aircraft projects. Her research interests include novel propulsion technologies in aviation, gas turbines, avionics, and UAVs. She is a review board member of the  and an Editorial Board Member of the  .

Alper Dalkiran, Ph.D.,  received his bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Eskisehir Technical University (formerly known as Anadolu University) from the Avionics Department. He completed his MSc degree in the School of Science from Anadolu University in 2004 in Aviation Maintenance. He earned his Ph.D. degree in 2017 in Environmental Sustainability on Airports from the School of Science at Anadolu University by developing a model of energy-based calculations of an aerodrome. Dr. Dalkiran has studied aircraft engines, sustainability, airports, and exergy. He has 17 years of professional airport experience in information technology, automation, and integration. He has managed teams on system design, projects, tests, commissioning, operational readiness, and operations. He has been working in the School of Aviation at Suleyman Demirel University since 2019 and lecturing in flight theory, airline management, and airport design subjects.