
Electric aircraft is referred to a type of aircraft which is powered by electric motors. The electricity used by electric aircrafts are supplied by various methods such as, ground power cables, batteries, solar cells, power beaming, ultra capacitors and fuel cells among others. Due to relatively high capacity, batteries are the most commonly used energy carriers by electric aircrafts. Earlier the batteries were heavy and inconvenient to use, however, with the development of technological advancement, lighter and rechargeable type of batteries are being increasingly used. Some of the advantages of electric aircrafts include, increase in safety caused due to decrease in chances of any kind of mechanical failure, improved and enhanced maneuverability, and reduced risk of fire and explosion among others. It also helps in protecting the environment owing to the elimination in the need for using fossils fuels to run the engine of the aircraft. The global electric aircraft market is expected to maintain a steady growth rate during the forecast period owing to the development of electric propulsion systems and introduction of battery powered electric propulsion systems in the aerospace industry. Further, technological evolutions such as, shift in preference of gas turbines to turbo electric propulsions, and shift from hydraulic landing gear to electric landing gear are expected to create further growth opportunities in the growth of the global electric aircraft market.