Aethra
The pilot project
In the association's first year of operation, Aethra primarily served as a pilot project. The primary goal was not to achieve competitive performance, but to test the team's ability to navigate the entire development cycle of an aircraft over a single academic year.
10 km
Distance covered
15 m/s
Max. velocity
–
Payload capacity
The project starts from the SAE Aero Design competition rules, using it as a reference point to define the aircraft’s requirements, even though it did not actually participate in the competition.
The aircraft was designed in a medium-wing configuration, with a single tractor propeller and a traditional tailplane. Propulsion is electric and manual control.
The structure is made mainly of carbon fiber. The production process involved autoclave rolling on an open mold, allowing the team to engage for the first time with production techniques specific to the construction of lightweight composite aircraft structures.
Main material
Carbon Fibre
Wing Configuration
Mid
Propulsion
Single tractor propeller
Tailplane
conventional
Payload
—
2.4 m
Length
0.5 m
Height
4.8 m
Wing span
12 kg
Weight
2.15 m2
Wing surface
0.184 m2
Horizontal tail surface
2
Flight tests
Project partners
