The transition to more electric aircraft, driven by the strong goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions for civil aviation by 2050, is a growing challenge for industry and society. Such an evolution towards greener aviation requires pushing the limits of conventional approaches and carrying out transformations leading to new vehicle configurations with an innovative propulsion system, new energy sources and efficient energy management. New research programs in Europe and beyond offer new hybrid, all-electric, hydrogen, turboelectric, and potentially distributed concepts. The design of this future generation of more electrically powered aircraft raises challenges not only of structure and aerodynamics, but also of energy generation, storage and distribution (high voltage, high current, AC/DC, …), electrical architecture, thermal management, reliability, certification, sustainability and more broadly of ground facilities and impact on air transport. All these topics will be discussed at the conference.

Following the successful European conference held in Toulouse in February 2024, the organizers of MEA2027 invite representatives from industry, research and agencies to contribute to this new exciting edition in Bordeaux, and to share ideas, lessons learned, research results, and solutions related to technological developments as well as to future concepts associated to more/all electrical aircraft. Transport aircraft, light aircraft, urban mobility aircraft, unmanned aircraft, fixed wing as well as rotorcraft will be considered, whether they are for commercial, military or private use. Lessons to learn from other fields will also be addressed.