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🚀✨ Exciting News! ✨🚀  We are thrilled to announce the kick-off of Project #DEMETHRA! This groundbreaking initiative will explore next-generation #scramjet technologies, paving the way for realistic #hypersonic vehicles and addressing key challenges in:  💨 Supersonic thrust vectoring 🔥 Supersonic combustion jet engines  ❄️ Innovative materials and advanced cooling techniques for extreme hypersonic environments The project aims to develop and test technological building blocks critical for hypersonic propulsion, which will accelerate the achievement of European defence air superiority and strategic autonomy, with experiments conducted at the world-renowned DLR High Enthalpy Shock Tunnel Göttingen (HEG). This ambitious endeavor is powered by a strong consortium of experts:  🇮🇹 Hit09 Srl (Coordinator) – Italy  🇩🇪 German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Germany  🇩🇪 IBK-Innovation GmbH & Co. KG – Germany  🇫🇷 MECA-OUEST – France Stay tuned as we embark on this journey to revolutionize aerospace technologies! 🌌  This project has received funding from the European Defence Fund (EDF) under Grant Agreement No. 101168006. #ProjectDEMETHRA #Hypersonics #Scramjet #Supersonic #BallisticMissileDefense #AerospaceInnovation #HIT09 #DLR #IBKInnovation #MECAOUEST #HighEnthalpyShockTunnel #AdvancedCooling #SupersonicCombustion 

The Future of Aerospace - Zero-Emission Aircraft The aerospace industry is making strides toward sustainability with zero-emission aircraft initiatives. Companies across the UK are pioneering hydrogen-powered and electric flight solutions to reduce carbon footprints. 🛩️💚 🔗 Find out about these pioneering projects and what they mean for the future of flight. #AerospaceInnovation #ZeroEmission #SustainableFlight #FutureOfAviation #GreenTech

Cranfield University's Proposal for a C-130J Hydrogen Testbed in the UK 🚀 Cranfield University is proposing an ambitious project to transform a Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules into a #hydrogen propulsion demonstrator. By leveraging the aircraft’s four-turboprop layout, the initiative aims to conduct in-flight testing for hydrogen propulsion technologies, enhancing our understanding and capabilities in this area. 🌍 This strategy underscores a focused effort towards sustainable aviation, pushing the boundaries of innovation and integrating hydrogen-based solutions into the aerospace industry. The C-130J will serve as a critical platform for researchers and engineers to assess the performance, efficiency, and viability of hydrogen propulsion systems. 🛠️ The project aligns with the pursuit of greener aviation solutions, showcasing a commitment to identifying and nurturing technologies that hold strategic importance for the future of aviation, aerospace, and defense sectors. Cranfield University's forward-thinking proposal highlights the significant potential of hydrogen propulsion in shaping the future of flight. 🌐 Through this endeavor, the aim is to drive innovation, research, and collaboration towards a more environmentally friendly and technologically advanced aviation landscape. #AviationInnovation #HydrogenPropulsion #SustainableAviation #AerospaceResearch #FutureOfFlight #GreenTech #Hydrogen #H2 #Aviation <Source: https://lnkd.in/eK_rW2dh>

One the best explanation and most informed explanations that I have heard on the route through pressurised hydogren through to liquid hydrogen. Well done to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions. Aviation is here to stay, we are not going to go back years in terms of reliance on surface transport. We are now part of connected world around which our entire economies rely. Protecting the planet has to be done with considered innovation, not sticking our head in the sand and acting like luddites.

Günther Schullerer, Director Engineering MT Aerospace AG, gave exclusive insights into opportunities and related risks to transfer material & processes solutions from #space into #aviation in the field of #hydrogen propulsion today. In particular, the importance of the required long-term structural properties was emphasised, which must be fulfilled for applications in the non-space sector with significantly longer lifetimes. This point has to be considered critical and may lead to a different choice of materials in aviation. It was an exciting panel discussion with esteemed colleagues and specialists Jessrang Mathias Matthias Miermeister Barnaby Law Ulrike van den Brande at ILA future lab stage. Now we are curious to see what the next #ILA24 day has in store for us. #electricpropulsion #rocketscience #sustainability

The advantages of hydrogen-powered aircraft: Cranfield Aerospace Solutions presents the latest video in our engineering and technology series, focusing on the advantages of hydrogen-powered aircraft. Our Chief Strategy Officer Jenny Kavanagh dives into the benefits of hydrogen as a fuel source and explains why starting with gaseous hydrogen is crucial for entry-level applications, while liquid hydrogen holds the key to truly decarbonising aviation. Watch the video to find out why starting small is key to driving regulations required to understand how to use hydrogen as an aviation fuel in an airport, as well as in maintenance facilities and also in airline operations. #hydrogen #gaseoushydrogen #liquidhydrogen #aviation #hydrogenaviation #technology #futureflight #cleanerskies #zeroemissions #engineering #cranfieldaerospace

Zero-carbon #technology will take time to mature but it is shaping the future of flight. The UK is leading #innovation in this area and will enable our sector to remove carbon emissions from flight. There are many challenges to be overcome but this technology is an important factor in achieving #netzero2050 . This #award celebrates the trailblazers, the pioneers, the disrupters and the visionaries. You see the challenge and you embrace it and your perseverance is driving the revolution in flying. The #ShapingtheFuture award is for emerging #zerocarbon technologies and is an opportunity to showcase the exciting developments in this area. We've extended the deadline so embrace the future and nominate those that are inspiring you today! Ultima Forma Ltd were worthy winners last year. This year it could be you! #aerospacesector #aerospaceindustry #aerospaceawards #nominatenow #decarbonisation #DestinationZero

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions September 2023 companies house filings https://lnkd.in/eqPU7GNZ stated first flight will be in 2025. However, in October 2023 a flight global article on CAeS states first flight test would be in 2024 https://lnkd.in/gcWCVqih . This announcement funding delayed Fresson seems tenuous as the delay to 2025 had been declared 9 months earlier. Companies house statement was contradicting the press release. "With the imminent closure of a Series B funding round allowing CAeS to purchase testing services and specialist equipment, ground and flight tests should occur within the year". Therefore, it seems the first flight set for 2025 and then STC approval in 2026. To date, these plans do not find the related counterpart in the company filing history. These plans are very very ambitious considering they are testing a totally new powertrain. It is worth considering the timelines of the press releases/articles featuring Cranfield Aerospace Solutions: In 2021 they said it would fly in 2022? https://lnkd.in/egf8jSCc Then in early 2023? https://lnkd.in/eNxJE33X Then in flight late 2023? https://lnkd.in/e4zddc_D Then 2024? https://lnkd.in/gcWCVqih This article now delayed from 2024 to 2025 https://lnkd.in/eZUEYYBJ. Project timeline is questionable. Shareholders dilution to continue.

Hydrogen-powered flight is on the horizon, and today's talk by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, hosted by the Royal Aeronautical Society was truly inspiring to me. It's incredible to learn how companies pioneering hydrogen flight are also the ones who are helping to set industry standards and regulation. Starting with gaseous hydrogen and then scaling up to liquid hydrogen is a critical step in making sustainable flight a reality. Exciting times for the aviation industry!

RTX has signed an MOU with the NAG Advancing your Aerospace and Airport Business to accelerate sustainable aviation. Through this collaboration, RTX’s Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney will work with Dutch aerospace leaders to advance technologies focused on reducing aviation’s carbon footprint. Key areas include hydrogen and hybrid-electric propulsion, advanced materials, and energy management strategies, paving the way for greener, more sustainable aviation. Graham Webb Juan Manuel de Bedout Elisa Plevano Jennifer Flynn Mark Vaughan Christophe Blanc Satish Narayanan Joshua Frederickson Zubair Baig Edwin Poldermans Vincent de Haes Paul Eijssen Paul Rusch Frank Jansen Marcus Kremers Johanneke ter Hennepe MBA #sustainability #hybridelectric #hydrogenpropulsion #carbonfootprint #aerospacetechnology #cleanenergy #aircraftmaintenance #greenaviation #avgeek #innovation #RTX #NAG #CollinsAerospace #DutchAerospace #aviation #aviationnews #MRO #mrobt #mrobtnews Read more: https://lnkd.in/db-RFkFE