IHI Successfully Developed and Tested the World's First Gas-Bearing Vacuum Pump for Hybrid Laminar Flow Control Vacuum Pump
IHI Corporation (TOKYO:7013) is proud to announce the successful development and world-first testing of a cutting-edge vacuum pump designed for hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) systems. The newly developed vacuum pump, equipped with a gas-bearing motor, is a critical component in enabling HLFC systems, which are advanced aerodynamic control technologies with eyes toward reducing aircraft drag in low-pressure air (where air density is about one-tenth of that at ground level). The testing, conducted under conditions simulating HLFC operation, was completed at the Joint Research Center for Electric Architecture with the support of Akita University.
NEDO Chooses IHI Technology Development Initiative for Green Innovation Fund Project to Accelerate Aircraft Electrification Efforts
IHI Corporation(TOKYO: 7013) announces today that the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has chosen the company’s initiative for electric power control and thermal and air management system technology development for the Next-Generation Aircraft Development Project under that organization’s Green Innovation Fund program.
IHI Brings Planet Closer to a Carbon-Free Future by Developing World’s First Aircraft Engine-Embedded Megawatt-Class Electric Motor
IHI Corporation (TOKYO: 7013) announces today it and several domestic partners jointly developed the world’s first one-megawatt-class (see note 1) electric motor (note 2) mounted inside a jet engine tail cone (note 3). This achievement is one fruit of the company’s More Electric Architecture for Aircraft and Propulsion (MEAAP) project. This technological innovation initiative aims to optimize the overall energy management of aircraft systems, including engines, to help cut their carbon dioxide emissions.
