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GKN Aerospace delivers electrical wiring for Clean Aviation’s hybrid aircraft project

  • 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.

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