Safran Plans Fire Protection System for Electric Aircraft

The electric-motor manufacturer is partnering with pyrotechnic specialist Pyroalliance to bring equipment to market by 2023 that could provide instant protection against electric arcs.

Safran eVTOL — Safran Electrical & Power is working on new technology to provide instant protection against fire risks from electric arcs in the propulsion systems of eVTOL aircraft. (Image: Safran)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

May 4, 2021

Safran Electrical & Power and Pyroalliance have agreed to work together to develop a system to guard against the risk of fire in electric propulsion systems for aircraft. The two French companies intend to introduce technology that could react in a millisecond to protect against the threat of an electric arc on electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.

In an announcement today, the partners said that they aim to be ready to demonstrate a prototype of the pyrotechnic electrical shutdown system in 2022 and to have it ready for commercial use in 2023. France’s DGAC civil aviation authority is providing 50 percent of the project's undisclosed budget under the government’s French Recovery Plan.

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