Employees monitor hybrid-electric power system testing from The Grid control room at Collins Aerospace in Rockford, Illinois. | Aerospace Technology Monthly

Collins Completes Hybrid-Electric Powertrain Testing

Collins Aerospace, global industry experts in aerospace power and control systems, has completed integrated laboratory testing of hybrid-electric powertrain subsystems for the European Union Clean Aviation SWITCH project. Conducted at The Grid, the company’s advanced electric power systems laboratory in Rockford, Illinois, the testing marks an important step in developing more efficient propulsion systems for […]

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Cutaway view of MTU Aero Engines Flying Fuel Cell hydrogen-electric aircraft propulsion system. | Aerospace Technology Monthly

MTU Aero Engines Advances Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Propulsion

MTU Aero Engines, global industry experts in commercial and military aircraft propulsion, has reached several major development milestones for its Flying Fuel Cell hydrogen-electric propulsion system. Following successful validation of the central hydrogen and air supply systems, MTU is preparing integrated demonstrators for testing while advancing plans with Airbus for the technology’s industrialization and continuing […]

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