Cranfield University is testing the use of hydrogen as a fuel for airside operations, supported by Connected Places Catapult. A hydrogen-powered aircraft tow tug from ULEMCo Ltd was refueled with hydrogen using HyQube and then used to push-back and tow the university SAAB 340B aircraft. The Zero Carbon Turn Project aims to decarbonise aircraft turnarounds and ground operations at airports, and […]
UK-ARC member University of Manchester plus the University of Bath, Cardiff University, GKN Aerospace, Marshall and Parker Meggitt are partners in the HyFIVE consortium supported by the ATI. The consortium, led by Marshall, is poised to achieve significant milestones, including the development and testing of scalable liquid hydrogen fuel system technologies, culminating in a fully integrated […]
Research remains the key enabler of aerospace and academia is the crucible of its development through our growing network. The UK-ARC community is central to helping industry pull through innovation. Our technology themes cover all the challenge areas that will be addressed at FI24. Hear our story and plans first hand by visiting us in […]
On the 20th of February UK ARC held its inaugural one-day Research Directions conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society. The day was attended by academics from many universities, including representatives from all the 11 founding universities of the consortium, government departments and from industry. We were pleased to share our developing knowledge; research priming work […]
The GW4 Alliance of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Universities hosted delegates from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and the UK Aerospace Research Consortium (UK-ARC) at IAAPS, a University of Bath-led £70 million R&I centre focused on propulsion technologies, situated at the Bath and Bristol Science Park. The visit focused on showcasing our region’s hydrogen […]
The University of Strathclyde’s, Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Group and ITP Aero have co-developed a project to minimise energy use and material waste and enhance productivity throughout the lifecycle of the aerospace superplastic forming process. The three-year, £750,000 project aims to develop a predictive tool to identify […]
A Strathclyde researcher has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council starting grant for a five-year project to electrify aircraft using a novel superconducting machine technology. Professor Min Zhang, from the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory, will focus on three ground-breaking technologies to enable the use of high temperature superconductors for electrical propulsion motors with high performance and reliability. […]
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is teaming up with global aerospace components manufacturer, Spirit AeroSystems, to help shape the future of aircraft design and manufacture. Working together on developing innovative manufacturing technologies, the two organisations will seek to address the key challenges facing the industry to help the UK supply-chain achieve […]
The University of Strathclyde is to establish a new innovation hub within the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland. This will support the journey to deliver a sustainable net-zero economy by accelerating the development and deployment of technology supporting decarbonisation. An agreement has been signed with Rolls-Royce which will see Strathclyde develop the new facility within […]
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Cafe Series presents you with a selection of speakers at the forefront of developing technologies and solutions to produce SAF. Find out about the latest developments and get connected with new collaborators. The UK Government is committed to delivering at least 10% of SAF in the UK aviation fuel mix by […]