APRIL- MAY 2022
Plans to decarbonise the skies could be closer than you think The world’s first fully integrated hydrogen-electric propulsion aircraft nacelle will begin flight tests in France in the coming weeks
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3 Dynamics is on a mission to decarbonise aviation with a unique solution focused on distributed hydrogen-electric propulsion. The nacelle (a streamlined casing on the outside of an aircraft housing an aircraft engine) contains the core enabling power solution for propulsion of future hydrogen aircraft designs. In the future such a distributed hydrogen electric propulsion architecture could fly over 100 passengers, allowing airlines to cover medium 22 infrastructurenews.co.nz
and long-haul routes over 2500km, beyond the short-haul flight distances
centralised hydrogen fuel cell system, H3 Dynamics distributes multiple
targeted by emerging battery-based aircraft. Instead of a single
integrated powertrains incorporating batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen storage,
and smaller electric motors across the wings. This means the size of each fuel cell system, hybrid battery pack, and heat management challenges all become smaller, making systems more manageable and safer. The announcement in February “marks a key milestone for H3 Dynamics and the broader aviation industry,” says the company’s founder and Chief Executive Taras Wankewycz. “It’s the world’s first realworking propulsion system capable of being distributed
