Challenges of future aircraft propulsion: A review of distributed propulsion technology and its potential application for the all electric commercial aircraft

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 369-391

  Gohardani, Amir S ^a   Doulgeris, Georgios ^a   Singh, Riti ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All electric aircraft; Distributed propulsion; Future commercial aircraft; More electric aircraft

Indexed keywords

ALL-ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; DESIGN PROCESS; DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION; FOCAL POINTS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS;

PROPULSION; TECHNOLOGY;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 80051824569     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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