Civil Municipal - June 2024

“Our collaborations with industry partners like GE Aerospace are paving the way for US leadership in hybrid electric commercial transport aircraft,” said Anthony Nerone, HyTEC project manager, NASA’s Glenn research centre. Noting that single-aisle aircraft are the biggest contributors to aviation carbon emissions, he added: “That’s why we’re focusing on key technologies that will enable next generation single-aisle aircraft with much greater efficiency and reduced emissions than the other fleet”. Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. With initial component-level testing and an initial baseline test now complete, the results are now being used to evaluate and update models in preparation for a ground test. Another NASA collaboration involves GE maturing an integrated,megawatt-class hybrid-electric propulsion system as part of the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) programme, with the system scheduled to perform ground and flight tests aboard a modified Saab 340B test-bed this decade. 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 06