Maeve Aerospace has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software and services, to aid in the development of Maeve 01 – its all-electric, no emissions passenger aircraft.
“Maeve's experienced aviation team having the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of design and simulation tools in their toolbox has given us the perfect opportunity to take our electric aircraft design to the next level,” said Joost Dieben, co-founder and chief commercial officer, Maeve Aerospace. “Maeve is empowered with these tools and Siemens’ expertise has helped us to get one step closer to zero-emission aviation. Together with Siemens, we’ve been able to accelerate our development process to be able to start flying before 2030."
Under the leadership of Martin Nuesseler, Siemens’ new chief technology officer, Maeve’s team has redesigned its earlier aircraft, using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software. Creating a digital twin of its all-electric powertrain and executing full thermal and safety simulations on its in-house designed aircraft dedicated battery system, has enabled Maeve to significantly reduce the overall weight of the aircraft. This has resulted in the reduction of aircraft structures, delivering an increase in propulsion and battery capacity. Compared to existing aircraft, Maeve 01 reduces operating costs by 30%.
Read more about Maeve here.