A method for gathering inflight data during operation of an electric or hybrid-electric aircraft. The aircraft includes: a swappable battery pack, connected to an electrical system of the aircraft, the swappable battery pack including a data storage module accessible via a data interface of the swappable battery pack; and a control unit, connected to the swappable battery pack via the data interface. The method includes, while the aircraft is in flight, gathering, by the control unit, the inflight data from the aircraft and saving the gathered inflight data to the data storage module of the swappable battery pack. Further disclosed is a method for the data retrieval including the removal of the battery from the aircraft and connection to a data retrieving charging station.
Methods, systems, battery, charging station
2025-02-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English