Selecting Solar Technology for Fixed Wing UAVs

November 11, 2016

This white paper discusses the key characteristics, tradeoffs and relevant metrics of the various solar photovoltaic technologies available today in the context of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). We identify the inadequacy of current solar metrics in this context and calculate a new performance index (UAV) that prioritizes power-to-mass and power-to-area ratios.

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Space Tech Expo USA

In its 8th year, Space Tech Expo and Conference 2019 continues to grow in its new venue in Pasadena. As America’s engineering meeting place for space technology, the exhibition draws attendance of thousands of industry leaders, decision makers, engineers and buyers to meet manufacturers and the supply chain for civil, military and commercial space.

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The Future of Advanced Aerial Mobility

whitePaper | October 31, 2021

Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) is a future transport, enabled by electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft flying from existing airports, rural locations, and new inner-city bases.

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AVIATION CLIMATE FINANCE USING A GLOBAL FREQUENT FLYING LEVY

whitePaper | September 28, 2022

Aviation is often considered a “hard to abate” sector; it is growing rapidly but struggling to deploy low-carbon technologies due to their high costs. This paper presents a case under which progressive taxation, namely a frequent flying levy (FFL), can generate revenues for decarbonization while ensuring equitable distribution of the cost burden.

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Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Offtake Manual

whitePaper | June 30, 2023

First Movers Coalition (FMC) aviation members have committed to adopting emissions reduction technologies, including sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). It is estimated that SAF have the potential to contribute to 65% of aviation emissions reduction to achieve net zero by 2050.1 With the aim of accelerating decarbonization efforts in the leadup to 2030, the FMC aviation community have produced this guide for purchasing SAF and SAF certificates (SAFc)

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BFPCA Submission on the Aviation White Paper Terms of Reference

whitePaper | March 9, 2023

Brisbane families and communities are currently subject to severe aircraft noise pollution and suffering from associated health and related impacts from Brisbane Airport’s new flight paths launched in July 2020. Both the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman’s report and the Brisbane Airport PIR Advisory Forum (BAPAF) have independently confirmed that Brisbane communities were consciously misled using flawed noise modelling, deceptive and unprofessional community engagement, and are now being offered inadequate noise abatement.

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Enhancing airport resilience and runway capacity with Intelligent Approach

whitePaper | January 20, 2020

NATS, the UK’s leading air navigation services provider and Leidos, a leading technology provider, developed a ground-breaking airport solution called Intelligent Approach. With Intelligent Approach, air traffic controllers around the world have the tools to safely optimise arrival spacing in all conditions and for all runway configurations, delivering capacity, safety and resilience benefits without the need for expensive changes to ground infrastructure. As demand for air travel grows it becomes essential for airports to leverage proven innovations to drive improved capacity, to do it quickly when capacity is constrained, and safely during disruptive conditions.

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Implementing successful public policies to shape the sustainable future of the aviation industry

whitePaper | September 1, 2022

It is time to reinvent ourselves. We have reached or exceeded several limits, such as the limit on the availability of natural resources, the limit on healthy human-nature interaction, and the limit on the generation of wealth decoupled from consumption and conscious production. The Anthropocene Epoch, marked by the extraordinary growth of our population and constant economic growth, has resulted in unprecedented rates of biodiversity loss, carbon accumulation in the atmosphere, and drastic changes to our climate.

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Space Tech Expo USA

In its 8th year, Space Tech Expo and Conference 2019 continues to grow in its new venue in Pasadena. As America’s engineering meeting place for space technology, the exhibition draws attendance of thousands of industry leaders, decision makers, engineers and buyers to meet manufacturers and the supply chain for civil, military and commercial space.

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