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GKN Aerospace (Redditch, U.K.) is helping develop the next generation of sustainable technology through three ground-breaking collaborative programs as part of the Future Flight Challenge, a four-year, £125 million ISCF program from UK Research and Innovation to develop more sustainable aviation solutions and maintain the U.K.’s decarbonization targets. Taking a leading role in the programs, the company will be delivering them from its new £32 million Global Technology Center in Bristol.
“We’re investing in ambitious projects to make flying more sustainable and ensure passengers have greater choice about how they travel,” says Minister for Business Paul Scully. “Pioneering research supported by government funding will help the U.K. build back greener from the pandemic, remain at the forefront of aerospace research and development, and provide global leadership in the next aviation revolution. I look forward to seeing such proposals
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A three-strand technology programme exploring sustainable aviation is to be led by GKN Aerospace in partnership with 15 collaborators.
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Backed by UKRI’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the programme is part of the £125m Future Flight Challenge that will be rolled out over the next four years. This initial phase – supported by £4.5m – is aiming to advance electrification, autonomous flight and sustainable aviation networks under its three different branches, two of which will be headed by GKN Aerospace.
Skybus is targeting the development of a large eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off & Landing) vehicle capable of transporting 30-50 passengers. According to GKN Aerospace, the project will seek to transform the ‘park & ride’ concept, taking mass transit to the skies over heavily congested routes and providing a brand new mode of transport while also relieving pressure on ter