Aero, an annual event at Friedrichshafen, Germany, highlights the beginning of the European air show season. E-Flight Expo has been a regular part of this for the last several years, and displays the latest in electric flight technology. Certainly the most forward-looking part of the show, the Expo grows every year. Several exhibitors helped further the advanced look this year. MGM Compro With at least five aircraft powered by their electric power systems on display, MGM Compro showed great market strength. The Czech firm has 16 of its motors atop each Volocopter 200, with one as a propulsor in the tail. Their motors power the Magnus e-Fusion aerobatic trainer, several GP gliders, the S.R.O. Song motorglider, and any number of hang gliders and paramotors. Votec Evolaris Two former students of the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Patrick Wälti and Steven Dünki, manage the Evolaris project, with an aerobatic craft as their ultimate output. They’ve designed and built their own 200 …