Airbus Inaugurates E-Aircraft Test Facility For Electric, Hybrid And Hydrogen Propulsion Systems For The Aerial Vehicles Of The Future

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Airbus Inaugurates E-Aircraft Test Facility For Electric, Hybrid And Hydrogen Propulsion Systems For The Aerial Vehicles Of The Future

Airbus Chief Technology Officer Grazia Vittadini and Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke have officially opened the E-Aircraft Systems House test facility at Airbus’s Taufkirchen/Ottobrunn site alongside Ilse Aigner, President of the Bavarian State Parliament. The test center will provide a space to research technologies for alternative propulsion systems and energy sources – such as electric motors for unmanned aerial vehicles, hybrid propulsion systems and hydrogen for combustion or synthetic fuel use. The building, which allows complete systems to be integrated and tested, is the first test center of its kind worldwide.

Grazia Vittadini said: “The E-Aircraft Systems House represents a real competitive advantage for Airbus. With its 3,000 m² test area, we now have the infrastructure to move the transition to emission-neutral flight forward at an even faster pace.”