Innovation Segment : Electric Vehicles

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Electric Wingsuit - BMW - Impeller, Designworks

United States

Flying suits are the stuff of science fiction films, but what if they existed in real life? In collaboration with  BMW i and  Designworks, air sports pioneer Peter Salzman designed just such a suit using BMW's electric vehicle capabilities.

The new  Electric Wingsuit is powered by a chest-mounted rig and produces a total output of 15 kW. This amount is separated into two 7.5 kW carbon impellers that spin at a speed of 25,000 RPM producing thrust for up to five minutes.

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Innovation Theme: Electric Wingsuit by BMW backed Impeller, Powered by a chest-mounted rig,  A speed of 25,000 RPM producing thrust for up to five minutes by two 7.5 kW carbon impellers.

Relevant for

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Automobile engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer
  • Electrochemical engineer
  • Power engineer
  • Energy auditor

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy storage
  • Power engineering

Domain

Energy Efficiency

Sustainable transport

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

University researcher

Corporate researcher

Startup or entrepreneur

Solution provider

Industry