October 8, 2020
September 21, 2020
MAHEPA OUT-OF-BOX seminar thoroughly examined future airport infrastructure for hybrid-electric aircraft
The MAHEPA project held its OUT-OF-BOX seminar on the 19th International Conference on Transport Science (ICTS) in Slovenia on 18th September 2020. ICTS is organised annually by the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport of... Continue reading
August 12, 2020
MAHEPA Autumn school selection completed
On July 29th, 2020 the top 20 students were selected for MAHEPA Autumn School by a committee of experts from Pipistrel Vertical Solutions, Politecnico di Milano and TU Delft. A total of 76 students from... Continue reading
July 13, 2020
MAHEPA and EASA unite on certifiability of hybrid-electric aviation: The greener aviation is coming
The MAHEPA Consortium and EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) jointly organised a two-day online workshop on the certification of hybrid electric aircraft, followed by a public webinar summarising the main results of the in-depth... Continue reading
June 17, 2020
MAHEPA Webinar
The MAHEPA project is developing key technologies and a roadmap for market implementation of future hybrid-electric airplanes. The MAHEPA webinar will present the MAHEPA project, the Agency’s contribution to it and possibly a brief outcome of the... Continue reading
June 12, 2020
7th consortium meeting held online: important goals for MAHEPA are set
The partners of the MAHEPA project gathered on 25 May 2020 for a two-day online consortium meeting. During the past period all specifically modified components of hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid powertrain (integrated in Hy4 aircraft) and... Continue reading
June 2, 2020
Master students gained a professional insight into the MAHEPA aircraft flight test
During a special online Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Flight Testing seminar the Aeronautical Engineering Master students at the Politecnico di Milano had the opportunity to get a deeper insight into the real testing of MAHEPA hybrid-electric aircraft.... Continue reading
May 18, 2020
Advantages of a fully improved fuel cell power generation system
New components were developed and successfully tested in MAHEPA that improve the fuel cell system as a whole. These innovations aim to increase the fuel cell system safety and reliability towards commercial airline grade standards.... Continue reading
May 18, 2020
MAHEPA anticipates first ground tests for Hy4 aircraft
The fuel cell hybrid drive train was integrated into the Hy4 for the upcoming MAHEPA ground and flight test phase. The fuel cell system, the PMCD and the drive unit were installed on the middle... Continue reading
May 18, 2020