Aerospace

New hydrogen powered aircraft and new urban air mobility eVTOL designs are currently under development and trials. These new solutions will require a radical reorganisation of the aerospace value chains providing many new opportunities.

New lightweight technology solutions will be needed to power these new aircraft to keep CO2 per passenger mile to a minimum whilst enabling the business cases of tomorrow.

Ultima Forma is working in the aerospace sector and has a number of offerings that can help the industry achieve its low carbon objectives.

• Gaseous and liquid hydrogen storage tanks 
• Lightweight flexible pipework for liquid hydrogen 
• Leading edge erosion protection skins  
• Lightweight structures, spaceframes, mechanisms and bracketry 
• RF components, e.g. waveguides and antennas 
• Thermal management systems and heat exchangers 
• HIP components incorporating net-shaped canisters