(Photo CAeS)
CRANFIELD AEROSPACE Solutions (CAeS) has announced a significant milestone in its work to develop a hydrogen-powered aircraft, with the successful design integration of its fuel cell technology into the nacelle (the pod that houses the engine and its components) of an aircraft – namely, a Britten-Norman Islander.
By designing a package capable of accommodating the hydrogen fuel cell system and electric motor into the nacelle for the first time, CAeS said it had “identified all the key technical and packaging challenges of designing a safe and efficient hydrogen power train and found solutions for them all”.