NZ-UK partnership for sustainable aviation takes off

NZ-UK partnership for sustainable aviation takes off
Robinson Research's Rod Badcock with the superconductor aircraft motor. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
Super-conductors are the only viable future of aeroplane engines, with batteries and sustainable aviation fuel no more than stopgap measures, says the head of a New Zealand research institute teaming up with a British aviation company.HyFlux Aerospace has partnered with Victoria University of Wellington to decarbonise air transport through superconductor technology.The company was founded by former UK Airbus engineers in Swansea, Wales. It plans to power the next generation of aircraft engines with research from the university’s Paihau-Ro...

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