Aircraft
Airbus Unveils ‘Podded’ Engine Design for ZEROe Program
A new design featuring six eight-bladed pods mounted beneath the aircraft wing represents Airbus’s latest effort to “scale up” hydrogen-powered engines.
A series of six "pods" mounted under the ZEROe concept's wing could power Airbus's future airliner. (Image: Airbus)
A series of six "pods" mounted under the ZEROe concept's wing could power Airbus's future airliner. (Image: Airbus)

Airbus engineers have devised a new configuration as part of the ZEROe hydrogen-powered concept aircraft program that consists of six eight-bladed “pods” mounted beneath the aircraft wing, the company revealed Tuesday. One of several configurations under consideration as part of Airbus’s ongoing research and development, the design features a series of standalone propulsion systems based on hydrogen fuel cell technology. Studies now center on determining to what extent the pod configuration, among others, could apply to large commercial aircraft.


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