– Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is developing a new family of engines, scalable from 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust, that are capable of powering munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
GE Aerospace Teams with Kratos to Build Small Engines for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
In early June, GE Aerospace’s Defense & Systems division signed a formal teaming agreement with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to put performance and affordability into a small and mighty package: the high-thrust turbofan propulsion systems for the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
ZeroAvia Certification-Intent Fuel Cell System Successfully Replicates Full Flight Profile in Ground Test
– ZeroAvia has announced that it has completed a full flight profile ground test of its certification-intent low temperature proton exchange membrane (LTPEM) fuel cell power generation system (PGS) for the ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain. Continue reading
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting in Quadcopter UAVs
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles play a crucial role across multiple sectors, particularly in tasks like surveillance and reconnaissance . As the demand for longer flight times and increased autonomy continues to grow, one of the primary challenges is ensuring a reliable and sufficient power supply for the onboard systems. Continue reading
Heven Demonstrates Fuel Cell UAV Flight at 12,000 ft
– Zepher Flight Labs (ZFL), a Heven company, announced that its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Z1 successfully demonstrated a vertical takeoff at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), followed by a continuous 11,000-foot climb to a density altitude (DA) of 12,000 feet during the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission phase. Continue reading
Joby Hydrogen-Powered Autonomous Aircraft Emerges After Apparent 9-Hour Flight
On a scorching summer afternoon on a windswept airport tarmac in Eastern Oregon, an unusual aircraft became the center of bustling activity. Its shape was distinctive: squat and bulbous, almost egg-like, yet balanced by gracefully extended wings. It sat quietly amid a hive of ground crew members who hurried around it. Continue reading
France’s XSun and H3 DYNAMICS Join Forces to Develop World’s First Solar Hydrogen Electric UAV
– H3 Dynamics, an aerospace hydrogen fuel cell systems developer and XSun, a global manufacturer of solar- electric unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are announcing a strategic partnership to develop world’s first solar-hydrogen-electric UAS. Continue reading
ZeroAvia Gets UK Government Grant for Development and Flight Test of Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System
– ZeroAvia has announced the UK Government has awarded the company and consortium partners a grant towards a £10.8m project to develop a novel liquid hydrogen management system. Continue reading