GKN Aerospace has delivered the first high-voltage Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project, aimed at developing advanced aircraft propulsion technologies for future aircraft efficiency and performance.
The AC wire harnesses were created in the Netherlands and will support hybrid-electric propulsion testing, including the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine demonstrator testing at EME Aero in Poland.
The SWITCH project involves international collaboration with companies like MTU Aero Engines AG, RTX businesses Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, Airbus, and GKN Aerospace, supported by the European Union through the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking.
Collins Aerospace's Kristin Smith highlighted the significance of GKN's electric wiring delivery for advancing hybrid-electric propulsion technology in future aircraft platforms, with testing set to take place at Collins's power systems lab before integration into a Pratt & Whitney GTF demonstrator engine.