Project Zefiro

High-performance dual-seat motorglider. Winner of the “Vital” prize.

Student Team

Emanuele De Villa Bais, Tommaso Gadarco (team leader), Fabrizio Gaspari, Carlo Grego, Giovanni Pavese

Supervisors

Lorenzo Trainelli , Carlo E. D. Riboldi

Competition

“Vital” prize

Competition type

Graduate student design competition

Sponsorship

“Elisa Genovese” Trust (educational private entity)

Ranking

Winner

Description

The Zefiro is a tandem-seat ultralight motorglider designed to improve thermal sailing performance with reduced costs of acquisition and operation. Ideal for training missions, it has been conceived considering applicable European regulations and successfully compared with current competitors.

Media

  1. Gadarco T., “Un progetto italiano: Motoaliante ULM Zefiro”, VFR Aviation, n. 7, Gennaio 2016 (newspaper article ).

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