Landing a successful electric aircraft program

Episode 2 of the The Battery Podcast podcast, hosted by Siemens.FM team, titled "Landing a successful electric aircraft program" was published on April 16, 2025 and runs 22 minutes.

April 16, 2025 ·22m · The Battery Podcast

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Summary

It’s a new season of the Battery Podcast and a new industry to talk about. In the first half of our discussion with Todd Tuthill – VP of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine Industries at Siemens Digital Industries Software – we dove into the electrification of air transportation and the challenges it brings. But beyond the technological challenges of electrified aircraft, there are durability and safety implications that still need to be fleshed out to break into the mainstream. In part two we are covering some of the more specific challenges battery electric aircraft bring to design and manufacturing, from safety measures to product validation. We’ll go beyond battery applications for Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (EVTOL) craft as small delivery vehicles such as those from Zipline. What you’ll learn:The possibility of solid-state batteriesBuilding out an aircraft architecture with batteries in mindLong-term goals of electric aircraftThe value of digitalization for these emergent aircraft

Episode Description

It’s a new season of the Battery Podcast and a new industry to talk about. In the first half of our discussion with Todd Tuthill – VP of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine Industries at Siemens Digital Industries Software – we dove into the electrification of air transportation and the challenges it brings. But beyond the technological challenges of electrified aircraft, there are durability and safety implications that still need to be fleshed out to break into the mainstream. In part two we are covering some of the more specific challenges battery electric aircraft bring to design and manufacturing, from safety measures to product validation. We’ll go beyond battery applications for Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (EVTOL) craft as small delivery vehicles such as those from Zipline. What you’ll learn:The possibility of solid-state batteriesBuilding out an aircraft architecture with batteries in mindLong-term goals of electric aircraftThe value of digitalization for these emergent aircraft