Screens, displays and switches still need to be installed in the cockpit.
Screens, displays and switches still need to be installed in the cockpit. Eight ETH students are working on battery and hydrogen versions of an electric aircraft as part of the e-Sling focus project. For the past year, their lives have revolved around Hangar 3 at the Innovation Park Zurich in Dübendorf. The midday sun casts a warm summery light on Hangar 3 next to the Dübendorf military airfield, evoking a holiday mood as it softly illuminates the runway and the landscape beyond. But holidays are the last thing on the minds of the eight ETH students who have been here since autumn 2021. The team of one woman and seven men - all aged between 20 and 24 - spends up to six days a week working on a small electric aircraft and its battery and hydrogen propulsion systems. Built from a kit supplied by South African aircraft manufacturer Sling, the small airplane - which stands proudly amid workbenches and various pieces of equipment - has become the main focus of many of these students- lives.
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