{"id":14741,"date":"2025-02-03T22:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T04:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=14741"},"modified":"2025-02-03T22:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T04:09:14","slug":"zeroavia-receives-faa-g-1-for-600kw-electric-propulsion-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=14741","title":{"rendered":"ZeroAvia receives FAA G-1 for 600kW electric propulsion system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Story and image from ZeroAvia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everett, Washington, February 3, 2025 <\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ZeroAvia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> today announced that it has reached consensus on the Certification Basis relating to its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS) with the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ederal Avia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tion Administration (FAA)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, having received a G-1 Issue Paper (stage 2) and formally confirmed agreement with its contents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The G-1 represents a key milestone on the journey towards final certification of the company\u2019s EPS with the U.S. regulator, and also on its path to certifying its first full hydrogen-electric powertrain (of which the EPS is a core system) with the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The issue paper designates the applicable airworthiness regulations specific for ZeroAvia\u2019s EPS, allowing the company to validate its design requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ZeroAvia\u2019s 600kW EPS combines the company\u2019s proprietary inverter and electric motor technology to deliver a highly efficient electric engine with exceptional fault tolerance and specific power. The 600kW EPS system comprises four ZeroAvia 200kW continuous power bidirectional inverters converting DC power to AC to supply ZeroAvia\u2019s direct drive motor, capable of 2,200 rpm. Potential applications for the 600kW EPS include battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 600kW system was designed as part of ZeroAvia\u2019s wider <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zeroavia.com\/za600\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ZA600<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> hydrogen-electric powertrain, designed for up to 20 seat commercial aircraft. By advancing the aerospace applicability and performance of power electronics and electric motors, the company is progressing discussions to supply the electric propulsion system separately to other clean aviation innovators. Last year ZeroAvia opened a 136k sq ft <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Propulsion Center of Excellence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Everett, WA to produce these electric propulsion systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The electric propulsion system is one part of the company\u2019s deep portfolio of fuel cell, power electronics and electric motor technology developed thanks to a strong commitment to vertical integration, and ZeroAvia <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zeroavia.com\/zeroavia-launches-electric-and-hydrogen-aviation-components-offering-as-manufacturing-plans-revealed\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">launched<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a component offering to serve the market for novel electric air transport applications in May 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story and image from ZeroAvia Everett, Washington, February 3, 2025 &#8211; ZeroAvia today announced that it has reached consensus on the Certification Basis relating to its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), having received a G-1 Issue Paper (stage 2) and formally confirmed agreement with its contents. 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