Listen "Ep.164 - Hydrogen Powered Flight with Cranfield Aerospace"
Episode Synopsis
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions’ (CAeS) is an established aerospace business of over 33 years, with 100+ staff and is one of very few aerospace SMEs globally to have both whole aircraft concept design capability and to hold a range of regulatory approvals for the design and manufacture of modifications to existing aircraft.
CAeS is based at Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire, UK where the company has access to some of the UK’s most advanced aviation test and research facilities.
Phase 1 of their roadmap is “Project Fresson” – the conversion of a Britten-Norman Islander 9-seat aircraft from conventional fossil fuel to that of gaseous hydrogen propulsion. This development is set to deliver the world’s first fully certified, truly green, passenger-carrying aircraft using hydrogen fuel cell technology. The end solution will deliver emissions-free commercial air travel and is planned to be certified for passenger flight in 2026.
CAeS ultimate ambition is to become an aircraft designer and manufacturer of zero emissions aircraft.
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
Website: https://cranfieldaerospace.com/
Twitter http://twitter.com/ CAeS_UK
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/cranfieldaerospace/
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CAeS is based at Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire, UK where the company has access to some of the UK’s most advanced aviation test and research facilities.
Phase 1 of their roadmap is “Project Fresson” – the conversion of a Britten-Norman Islander 9-seat aircraft from conventional fossil fuel to that of gaseous hydrogen propulsion. This development is set to deliver the world’s first fully certified, truly green, passenger-carrying aircraft using hydrogen fuel cell technology. The end solution will deliver emissions-free commercial air travel and is planned to be certified for passenger flight in 2026.
CAeS ultimate ambition is to become an aircraft designer and manufacturer of zero emissions aircraft.
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
Website: https://cranfieldaerospace.com/
Twitter http://twitter.com/ CAeS_UK
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/cranfieldaerospace/
Aviation Xtended Partners
• Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/
• Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/
• XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/
• Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94
Show Supporters
• The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/
• Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html
• Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076
• Aircrew Book Review http://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/
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