A LMADESIGN
“ ALMADESIGN PROJECTS ALWAYS
START WITH A FOCUS ON THE
PASSENGER EXPERIENCE”
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Cape Air has
been announced
as the first airline
customer for
the Eviation Alice
aircraft
1. EVIATION’S ALICE CABIN HAS
A REVERSE HERRINGBONE SEATING
CONFIGURATION
2. HYBRID-ELECTRIC FLEXCRAFT
FOR ON-DEMAND AIR TRANSPORT
3. THE ALICE CABIN DESIGN BEING
EVALUATED USING VR TECHNOLOGY
4. THE TAPERED CABIN OF ALICE
REQUIRED EXTENSIVE COCKPIT
DESIGN WORK
on designing new seats, the whole cabin
interior including the lavatory, as well as
the cockpit, instrument panel and pilot
seats. The composite fuselage has a
unique aerodynamic and efficient shape,
which was developed by Eviation, enabling
a highly customised, dynamic interior.
Although the side consoles are angled,
a modular system was developed for the
interior parts and their assembly, allowing
for a high-end aesthetic with feasible
production processes.
From the seats to the side consoles,
weight was a primary concern, with
composite materials and aluminium
structures used to produce lightweight
parts. Elements such as polished
aluminium logos on high-gloss surfaces
were used to enhance the Eviation brand.
The cockpit proved a big challenge for
the design team, as the fuselage tapers
towards the front end and the windscreen
is very large. The pilots’ ergonomic
constraints, such as visibility, free space
and reach, had to be considered while
integrating the glass cockpit, switches,
rudder pedals, controls and side sticks. A
coherent design language was maintained
throughout the cockpit, to create a
functional and comfortable workspace
and a high-end look and feel. Almadesign
also developed a VR cabin walkthrough
experience to validate the design solutions
together with Eviation before prototyping,
bringing knowledge from different areas
to improve the design processes.
“It has been a wonderful journey with
Eviation towards a future of zeroemissions
flight,” says José Rui Marcelino,
CEO of Almadesign.
THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
It was during The Future of Transportation
World Conference that Almadesign
unveiled the first outcomes from the
Flexcraft (flexible aircraft) project,
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