Aircraft
Airbus, Suppliers Eye Wider Use of More-electric Systems
Fuel cell could replace APU, ram air turbine in future
Airbus has started offering an electric taxiing system to A320 customers.
Airbus has started offering an electric taxiing system to A320 customers.

Airbus’s embrace of more-electric system architectures hasn’t yet manifested itself in such visible examples as less dependence on hydraulics and bleed-air. In this respect, the European airframer appears to be behind the more-electric achievements seen in its rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, but Airbus sees still wider application of the technology emerging in its own products soon.


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