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eVTOL Technology

2022 JUN 9

Preliminary   > Science and Technology   >   Innovation and New technologies   >   Innovation and New technologies

Why in news?

  • The Union Civil Aviation Minister, recently said that the Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India.

What is eVTOL?

  • As the acronym suggests, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is one that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically.
  • Most eVTOLs also use what is called as distributed electric propulsion technology which means integrating a complex propulsion system with the airframe.
  • This is a technology that has grown on account of successes in electric propulsion based on progress in motor, battery, fuel cell, and electronic controller technologies and also fuelled by the need for new vehicle technology that ensures urban air mobility (UAM).

PRACTICE QUESTION:

eVTOL technology, recently seen in news, is associated with:

(a) Civil aviation

(b) Cyber security

(c) Telecom sector

(d) Renewable energy generation

                  A

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