NASA，行业合作伙伴公布混合动力电动飞机涂装方案
GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EFPD) project.
Under EPFD, GE Aerospace is developing a megawatt-class hybrid electric powertrain for ground and flight tests in the middle of this decade. Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences are partnering with GE Aerospace to support the flight tests using a modified Saab 340B aircraft. The flight test campaigns will be based out of Aurora Flight Sciences’ facilities, including in Manassas, Virginia.
For its demonstration, magniX is partnering with AeroTEC and Air Tindi to test its hybrid powertrain installed on a modified DeHavilland “Dash 7” aircraft. The flight test campaigns will be based out of the AeroTEC Flight Test Center in Moses Lake, Washington.
Each industry partnership will assist with integrating the electric aircraft propulsion systems into the flight demonstrators, as well as help with overall design, modification, and flight tests of the aircraft.
Through EPFD, NASA collaborates with U.S. industry to conduct ground and flight tests of existing aircraft testbeds retrofitted with electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) technologies. The project’s goal is to accelerate the transition of hybrid propulsion systems with megawatt (MW) levels of power to short-haul turboprop aircraft carrying 30-70 passengers and regional single-aisle commercial airliners carrying up to 180 passengers. EPFD will also inform the development of new standards for next-generation hybrid-electric aircraft.
EAP technologies have the potential to improve fuel efficiency and reduce harmful emissions from flight. NASA is targeting at least two flight demonstrations within the next five years to help introduce EAP systems to the U.S. commercial fleet within the 2030-2035 timeframe.
通用电气航空航天公司和magniX公司公布了他们将飞行的混合动力电动飞机的涂装方案，这是NASA电气化动力总成飞行演示（EFPD）项目的一部分。
在EPFD的领导下，通用航空航天公司正在开发一种兆瓦级混合电动动力系统，用于本十年中期的地面和飞行测试。波音公司及其子公司极光飞行科学公司正与通用电气航空航天公司合作，支持使用改装后的萨博340B飞机进行飞行测试。飞行测试活动将在极光飞行科学公司的设施外进行，包括弗吉尼亚州的马纳萨斯。
为了进行演示，magniX与AeroTEC和Air Tindi合作，测试其安装在改装的DeHavilland“Dash 7”飞机上的混合动力系统。飞行试验活动将在华盛顿摩西湖的AeroTEC飞行试验中心进行。
每个行业合作伙伴将协助将电动飞机推进系统集成到飞行演示中，并帮助飞机的整体设计，修改和飞行测试。
通过EPFD，NASA与美国工业界合作，对采用电气化飞机推进（EAP）技术改造的现有飞机试验台进行地面和飞行测试。该项目的目标是加快兆瓦级混合动力推进系统向可搭载30-70名乘客的短途涡轮螺旋桨飞机和可搭载180名乘客的支线单通道商用客机的过渡。EPFD还将为下一代混合动力电动飞机的新标准开发提供信息。
EAP技术有可能提高燃油效率，减少飞行中的有害排放物。NASA的目标是在未来五年内至少进行两次飞行演示，以帮助在2030-2035年期间将EAP系统引入美国商业机队。