Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy

Spain Invests €27M in Hypersonic Hydrogen-Powered Jet Technology

Swiss startup Destinus sets its eyes on building a hypersonic airplane fueled with hydrogen that blazes from city to city in a blink of an eye with less emission. The hypersonic plane speeds through velocities more than five times the speed of sound. ‘You can reach the other side of the world in three to four hours without compromising on versatility, cost, or noise,’ says Destinus. In fact, the airplane team says that flying from Frankfurt to Sydney can be cut down to only four hours and 15 minutes instead of the usual 20 hours. Continue reading

DroneUp and Doosan Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Drones

DroneUp, LLC, an autonomous drone delivery platform and drone services provider, has announced that it has agreed to test new hydrogen fuel cell technology created by Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a South Korean based company. The DMI and DroneUp agreement was first initiated in October 2022 and is focused on testing and optimizing a reliable system suitable for scalable operational needs. Continue reading

US Army Trials BAE Systems Counter-Drone Laser Guidance Kits

The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ APKWS laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. The testing against Class-2 UAS paves the way for fielding of the precision-guided rockets to partner nations around the globe.

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Hybrid-Electric Propulsion – The Reason Why

In early March, Dufour Aerospace put the hybrid unit, consisting of a two-cylinder engine from Suter Industries, a generator from Plettenberg and our own digital control hardware, into operation for the first time on its own test bench. Some further optimisation and testing work still remains to be done before the drive can then be installed on the Aero2 X2.3 prototype. Continue reading