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By Dominic Perry2021-05-06T14:25:00+01:00
The UK’s FlyZero initiative has begun investigating different aircraft architectures and powertrains as the project begins to hit its stride.
FlyZero was launched in 2020 with the aim of enabling zero-emission flights in the UK by the end of the decade. But alongside the air vehicle itself, the project will also build a business case for its operation and examine the industrial infrastructure required to bring it to market.
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Short-haul aircraft are focus of initiative
Speaking on a 5 May webinar, David Debney, FlyZero chief engineer, whole aircraft integration, said that around 15 different “scouts” – initial designs using a combination of different features such as energy sources or architectures – were being examined.
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Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, U.K. composites research and development facility, the National Composites Centre (Bristol), recently unveiled its latest state-of-the-art capabilities in the form of a new automated fiber placement/automated tape laying (AFP-ATL) cell. According to the NCC, the new cell is the final piece in a £36.7 million investment, including ten new fully digital automated composite manufacturing capabilities that have been installed at the facility in the past 18 months.
The cell, created in partnership with Electroimpact (Flintshire, U.K.) combines both AFP and ATL in a single system. The dual system can reportedly be used individually or together to collaborate and create large, complex structures with minimal downtime. The robot is intended for medium- to large-scale manufacturing with high performance and accuracy robotic motion platform.
ZeroAvia Selected to Compete in NASA iTech Cycle I Forum
The company s hydrogen-electric powertrain for aviation is one of ten innovations selected to compete in the virtual forum.
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HOLLISTER, Calif., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NASA iTech has selected ZeroAvia as one of ten finalists to present their innovative technologies at the 2021 Cycle I Forum on May 27, 2021. The finalists are recognized for their innovative approaches that can benefit NASA s missions or strategic priorities. The forum connects innovators with NASA chief technologists, industry experts, and investors who could invest in cutting-edge technologies to help propel them to market.