{"id":18020,"date":"2022-02-23T18:37:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=18020"},"modified":"2022-02-23T18:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:10:35","slug":"airbus-announced-to-partnership-with-ge-safran-on-developing-a-hydrogen-flight-test-demonstrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/23\/airbus-announced-to-partnership-with-ge-safran-on-developing-a-hydrogen-flight-test-demonstrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus announced partnership with GE\/Safran on developing a Hydrogen flight test demonstrator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Airbus aims to use a modified A380 provided with hydrogen fuel tanks as a test platform. Airbus declared Tuesday it will partner with GE Aviation and CFM International to \u201cflight test a direct combustion engine fueled by hydrogen in preparation for entry into service of a zero-emission aircraft by 2035.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Airbus Americas chairman<\/a> and CEO Jeff Knittel told the flight test aircraft will be a modified Airbus A380\u2014currently the world\u2019s biggest passenger airliner\u2014equipped with four liquid hydrogen tanks that will fuel a GE Passport turbofan engine located along the rear fuselage of the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overall flight test plan is still being determined, Airbus told, but current plans call for the first flight of the demonstrator by the end of 2026. Final technology choices should be made by the end of the decade, the company expressed, in time for a new zero-emissions aircraft to enter the market by the 2035 goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday\u2019s statement is the latest growth in Airbus\u2019 initiative aimed at exploring the potential of hydrogen as an alternative fuel in hopes of pushing the aviation industry closer to net-zero carbon emissions. It\u2019s part of a larger movement across all aviation sectors being driven by the threat of international climate change.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Along with Airbus, the hydrogen demonstrator partnership includes CFM International, which is jointly owned by GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy leveraging the expertise of American <\/a>and European engine manufacturers to make progress on hydrogen combustion technology, this international partnership sends a clear message that our industry is committed to making the zero-emission flight a reality,\u201d said Airbus chief technical officer Sabine Klauke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The A380\u2019s liquid hydrogen tanks will be set at Airbus facilities in France and Germany. Airbus will define the hydrogen propulsion system requirements, oversee flight testing, and provide the actual A380 platform to test the hydrogen combustion engine in the cruise phase. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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