OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDY OF 10-SEATER FIXED-WING ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTS IN INDONESIA

• Main Author: Angel Samperuru, Patricia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/69000
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The world is getting closer to the implementation of electric aircrafts, starting from smaller ones with seating capacity of 10 to 19 passengers. With the various advantages it gives in terms of environment, operations, and cost, the limited performance causes constraints in the operations. Through literature studies, the current condition of electric aircrafts and current implementation of electric vehicles in Indonesia are identified to be later used to develop a feasibility study in terms of operating 10-seater electric aircrafts in Indonesia. Implementation is done by using Susi Air’s patterns of operations and routes. In parallel, it is compared to a conventional aircraft with similar capacity to Eviation Alice. The findings show that Indonesia is not fully exposed to electric vehicles yet, and that charging infrastructure for electric aircrafts would need to be prepared beforehand. The limited performance and battery Eviation Alice are claimed to have can be operated in Indonesia, but with many limitations, due to the range. Electric aircrafts also do not cut down the operating cost as much as what is claimed. With limited performance and still very similar operating cost to the conventional aircrafts, small electric aircrafts are not able to give large advantages yet.