GKN Partners On Testing Of Hydrogen Propulsion

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Initially aimed at small subregional airliners, GKN says its cryogenic hydrogen-electric powertrain is scalable to larger aircraft.

Credit: GKN Aerospace
GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain combining liquid hydrogen, fuel cells and cryogenically cooled power distribution and electric motor. A commercial subsidiary of the University of...
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