For the first time in its history, German aircraft engine manufacturer MTU will present technologies at the Paris Airshow for electric motors to enable zero-emission flight. “Zero-emission flight is the big goal for commercial aviation, and it is MTU’s vision,” the company said.
MTU in April acquired eMoSys, a German electric motor developer and small-volume manufacturer, to expand its know-how and activities in electrification. Along with eMoSys, MTU plans to accelerate the use of electric motors in aviation and make them market-ready.
MTU claims that eMoSys motors provide the highest known power density and reliability known today.
The company’s Clean Air Engine (Claire) technology agenda already involves improvements it said it had introduced to the aircraft gas turbine based on the geared turbofan, and “revolutionary” engine concepts like the water-enhanced turbofan and the flying fuel cell.
On the military side, MTU’s booth features an EJ200 Eurofighter engine and the T408 helicopter engine for the Sikorsky CH-53K. It will also present concept ideas for technologies used in the Next European Fighter Engine (NEFE), the engine for the Next Generation Fighter (NGF).