ELFLY Noemi

Development of a 9-seat, Electric Seaplane

Completed

Project Duration

Jun 2022 – Sep 2024

Project partners

ELFLY AS

Project Description

ELFLY Group in Norway is working on the development and certification of an electric seaplane. I joined Elflys early engineering team in 2022. I worked mostly on the Noemi project for the design and development of a 9-seat, electric seaplane.

My Contribution

Led conceptual aircraft design, downselecting the configurations using tradeoff matrices and OpenVSP models.
Sized the wing & stabilizers, including planform definition, and control surface sizing.
Evaluated and selected airfoils for all lifting surfaces.
Identified appropriate airfoils with matching characteristics for scale model testing
Developed an aerodynamic drag model of the whole aircraft.
Created performance analysis tool to model range across mission segments, reserves, and power profiles as required by certification.
Supported Airworthiness team by structuring CS-23 Level 3 certification requirements and Means of Compliance for the Flight Physics domain.
Established the aircraft’s weight & balance and inertia models
Led the aircraft design activities and coordinated the engineering team.
Authored/reviewed design reports covering performance, hydrodynamics, fuselage architecture, materials, and manufacturing.
Contributed to fuselage and hydrodynamic design, reviewing technical outputs from team members.
Supported company growth through technical interviews, onboarding new engineers.
Routinely provided presentations to the whole team including management, on important design decisions and trade-offs.