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 on December 15. 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.
“The pod configuration is essentially a distributed fuel cell propulsion system that delivers thrust to the aircraft via six propulsors arranged along the wing,” explained Matthieu Thomas, ZEROe aircraft lead architect. “Hydrogen fuel cells have very different design considerations, so we knew we had to come up with a unique approach.”
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