H2FLY assumes leadership role for Project HEAVEN, Project HEAVEN aims to integrate high-performance fuel cells and cryotechnology into an existing aircraft.
H2FLY, the Stuttgart-based company specializing in the development of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft, has been appointed project lead of the HEAVEN initiative. The aim of Project HEAVEN is to design, develop and integrate an aviation powertrain based on high-performance fuel cells and cryogenic technology into an existing aircraft – and then test it in flight.
H2FLY has previously held direct responsibility for the fuel cell system, the “HY4” integration platform and the aircraft system architecture (including control of the fuel cell and LH2 tank systems) and, building on this experience, will now assume leadership for the project.
As well as managing close collaboration between…