Overview of clean aviation projects and deep-dive HeDrive project
The presentation will offer an overview of clean aviation projects with Fraunhofer IISB participation. Project Newborn focuses on the development and demonstration of the TRL 4 ground demonstrator of a complete propulsion system using 1MW fuel cell modules for electricity generation. Project Amber research efforts will lead to tests of a ground-mounted rig that combines a megawatt-class electric motor driven by hydrogen fuel cells. Project HyPoTraDE will design, assemble and ground-test a set of 500kW modular fuel cell battery hybrid electric DEP powertrain architectures. The HeDrive project: presentation of the demonstrator of a fail-redundant 700kW electric helicopter propulsion system.