Aerospace Testing: Hydrogen propulsion for aircraft moves forward in the UK with multi-million R&D program
The program is being delivered from GKN Aerospace’s Global Technology Centre in Bristol, a £32 million (US$44 million) R&D center opened in July last year.
The objective of H2Gear is to ground test an aerospace-standard fuel cell based cryogenic propulsion system. This will include passing testing milestones on component, subsystem and complete system ground tests, to prepare for a potential flight test in 2025/2026. The company is looking to engage with airframers on potential platforms in the 2025/26 timeframe, GKN said.
