MTU and MT Airspace to create new zero-emission hydrogen fuel system

MTU Aero Engines (MTU) and MT Airspace have announced a shared project to create a zero-emissions, liquid hydrogen fuel system for commercial aircraft, called the Flying Fuel Cell, otherwise known as the FFC. “We are forging ahead with the full electrification of the powertrain,” says MTU chief executive Lars Wagner. “We’ve identified converting liquid hydrogen into electricity using a fuel cell as the area with the greatest potential for achieving this.”   The principle behind the FFC is that a fuel cell converts liquid hydrogen into electrical energy. The motor, which is 300 millimeters in diameter and weighs just 40 kilograms,