ELFLY Noemi

Development of a 9-seat, Electric Seaplane

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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.

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