a further 50 percent over the next decade this will also mean an increase in the number of flights and aircraft at the same time the aviation industry has committed itself to reducing its emissions so how are those seemingly contradictory some supposed to add up. their bosses biggest competitor boeing is also experimenting with electric power is flying with electricity really the solution frank until one is a passionate physicist and a keen pilot he is head of siemens b. aircraft unit and naturally flies the electric prototype himself. instead of a combustion engine this plane is powered by 9 battery banks which provide enough energy for a 40 minute flight the system works fine with 2 seat. aircraft but what about larger scale planes here the batteries would still be too heavy the team at the siemens lab are developing lightweight solutions the 1st electrically powered