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Yesterday, the DEP SFD, a scaled version of a large passenger aircraft with distributed electric propulsion undertook its maiden flight! 📣 ✈ The flight, on the 2nd of May 2024, was at Aeroporto di Taranto-Grottaglie in the south of Italy. The aircraft with a wingspan of 4 metres, a take-off mass of 167 kg, and a cruise speed of 100 knots, took off, completed a 10-minute flight, including an approach just over the runway, and landed successfully. Subsequent flights will aim to qualify the aircraft for measurement flights, during which dynamic manoeuvres will be executed. Through these efforts, we shall learn about the feasibility to harvest the benefits of Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) technology for large passenger aircraft. As part of a hybrid configuration the distributed electric propulsion will reduce the energy needed for aircraft operations. This contributes to the objective of the Clean Sky 2 programme of the European Commission in which Airbus, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, CIRA - Italian Aerospace Research Centre, TU Delft | Aerospace Engineering, Orange Aerospace- and NLR collaborate for this activity. 🎥 The video below shows the first raw footage from the tail-mounted camera. Stay tuned for more! For additional information also see the article at our website 👇 🌐 https://lnkd.in/eFVUcrYk #scaledflightdemonstrator #SFD #innovation #aerospace

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😎 Very cool development this week! ⚡ One of the benefits of electric-powered propellers providing the aircraft propulsion, is that those propellers (or fans) can be distributed along the aircraft wing, potentially enabling higher aerodynamic efficiency wing designs. 🤓 While interesting in theory, it will be more difficult in practice to develop and certify these aircraft concepts - with their novel behaviour and failure modes. 👨🔬 That's why testing like this is exciting 🤩 (While remaining realistic about the potential of electric-powered aircraft to displace most jet-powered airliners any time soon)

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Hypersonic dual-mode ramjet demo! ✈️ GE Aerospace has demonstrated a hypersonic dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) rig with rotating detonation combustion in a supersonic flow stream. The test, believed to be a world-first, could help enable high-speed, long-range flight with increased efficiency. Find out more > > https://hubs.la/Q02dhf8d0 The high-speed propulsion DMRJ demonstration is part of a comprehensive portfolio of technology programs GE Aerospace is developing and scaling to advance hypersonic capabilities, including high-temperature materials and electronics. “As the aerospace sector sets its sight on the future of hypersonics, GE Aerospace is well positioned with the right capabilities, experience, and scale to be a leader in driving new developments for our customers,” said Amy Gowder, President and CEO, GE Aerospace, Defense & Systems. “The highly successful demonstration of a DMRJ with RDC is an outgrowth of our 10+ years of RDC work, including the strategic acquisition of Innoveering that has brought leading technologies and experience in hypersonic propulsion and ramjets.” “The successful development, integration, and demonstration of GE’s unique technologies and capabilities will position us to provide differentiating hypersonic propulsion systems for our customers now and well into the future,” said Mark Rettig, Vice President & General Manager, Edison Works Business & Technology Development, GE Aerospace. “We have assembled the right expertise, with the right capabilities, and invested strategically to ensure we are aligned very closely with the needs of our customers. The significant results we have had to date give us confidence that we are moving in the right direction. Read more on the DA website. #hypersonic #defense #defence #aircraft #aerospace #flight #aviation #engine #propulsion

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