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SAF and Hydrogen Fuel Applications in Aerospace – Part 2
Airbus aims to bring to market the world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035. To achieve this, they have proposed the ZEROe project, which will explore a variety of configurations and technologies and prepare the ecosystem that will produce and supply the needed hydrogen. Airbus’ ZEROe program will use four original concepts.
SAF and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Applications in Aerospace – Part 1
ZeroAvia’s fuel cell power generation system technology will be used to demonstrate the concept of using a fuel cell variant in an amphibious flying boat design.
They have selected the PHA-ZE 100 composite amphibious aircraft to demo this project.
IATA Technology Roadmap 2023, Grist for the Mill, Part-6
The price points for the BWB demonstrators are higher, while revenues are not yet evident. Two projects are part of this story. The first is the US government’s support for a demonstrator project for the Blended Wing Body. The second project is the EcoJet Business Jet, being proposed by Bombardier.
IATA Technology Roadmap 2023, Grist for the Mill, Part-5
An example of Multi-Functional Structures would be antennas embedded in the fuselage. These items would, for example, reduce the weight of both items by being combined meaningfully during manufacture. One item provides structural support, while the other supports systems integration.
IATA Technology Roadmap 2023, Grist for the Mill, Part-4
The hybrid or blended wing body demonstrator represents a new approach to designing aircraft. Traditional models of aircraft design have used a tube and wing layout. That design is now being considered for replacement by the hybrid or the blended wing body.
IATA Technology Roadmap 2023, Grist for the Mill, Part-3
An important point about FBW is that the loss of all flight control computers immediately renders the aircraft uncontrollable. Backups are necessary to compensate for such events. Most fly-by-wire systems incorporate redundant computers. Furthermore, mechanical and hydraulic backups sometimes provide the needed redundancy.