Aircraft Electric Taxiing Feasibility at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Electric taxiing systems using wheel-embedded motors could reduce fuel burn and emissions at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. Edson Lungomesha from the University of Zambia authored this Open Access paper analyzing the concept's feasibility using the airport's current air traffic. The study highlights potential savings in engine maintenance costs and reductions in carbon dioxide, nitric oxide, and sound pollution.

Use Cases

• Modeling fuel savings from electric ground movement based on airport traffic data.
• Estimating reductions in carbon dioxide and nitric oxide emissions around an airport.
• Analyzing potential cost savings from decreased engine and brake system maintenance.
• Assessing the feasibility of More Electric Aircraft (MEA) technologies for specific airport infrastructure.

Strengths

• Analysis is grounded in the specific air traffic patterns of Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
• Examines multiple environmental and economic impacts: fuel burn, emissions, noise, and maintenance costs.
• Part of the defined research field of More Electric Aircraft (MEA).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Zambia

Collection Method

Likely contains simulation or analysis results from a feasibility study.

Geography

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Zambia