I-Airbus yamemezela ukuthi indiza yayo i-H225 yenze uhambo lokuqala lwendiza enophephela emhlane nge-100% eqhubekayo yamafutha endiza (SAF) inika amandla zombili izinjini ze-Safran's Makila 2.

Le ndiza, elandela ukuhamba kwe-H225 enenjini eyodwa ye-SAF i-Makila 2 ngoNovemba 2021, iyingxenye yomkhankaso wokundiza okuhloswe ngawo ukuqonda umthelela wokusetshenziswa kwe-SAF ezinhlelweni zendiza enophephela emhlane. Ukuhlolwa kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhubeke kwezinye izinhlobo zezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezinophethiloli ezahlukene kanye nezakhiwo zenjini ngenhloso yokuqinisekisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-100% SAF ngo-2030.

“Le ndiza ene-SAF inika amandla izinjini ezingamawele ze-H225 kuyingqopha-mlando ebalulekile embonini yezindiza ezinophephela emhlane. Kuphawula isigaba esisha ohambweni lwethu lokuqinisekisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-100% SAF ezindizeni zethu ezinophephela emhlane, iqiniso elingasho ukuncishiswa okufika ku-90% ekukhishweni kwe-CO2 kuphela, "kusho uStefan Thome, iPhini Likamongameli Ophethe, Ubunjiniyela kanye neChief Technical. Isikhulu, Izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ze-Airbus.

Ukusetshenziswa kwe-SAF kungenye yezinyathelo zezindiza zezindiza zezindiza ze-Airbus ukufeza isifiso sayo sokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-CO2 ezindizeni ezinophephela emhlane ngo-50% ngo-2030. Enye yezinzuzo eziyinhloko zokusebenzisa lesi siphethiloli esisha ukuthi ivumela indiza ukuba inciphise i-carbon footprint yayo ngenkathi ukugcina ukusebenza kwendiza okufanayo.

Ngokombiko we-Waypoint 2050, ukusetshenziswa kwe-SAF endizeni kungase kubangele i-50-75% yokunciphisa i-CO2 edingekayo ukuze kufinyelelwe ukukhishwa kwe-carbon net ngo-2050 embonini yezokuthutha emoyeni. Nakuba ukukhiqizwa kwe-SAF njengamanje kuhlanganisa u-0.1% kuphela wengqikithi yokukhiqizwa kukaphethiloli wendiza, lesi sibalo kulindeleke ukuthi sikhule ngendlela emangalisayo eminyakeni ezayo ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ezikhulayo zabasebenzisi kanye neziyalezo ezizayo zokusebenzisa i-SAF.

NgoJuni 2021, Izindiza Ezindiza Ezinamaphiko ze-Airbus zethula Iqembu Labasebenzisi be-SAF ngenhloso yokuhlanganisa bonke ababambiqhaza ukuze basebenze ngezindlela zokusheshisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphalafini we-SAF ohlanganisiwe kanye nokuvula indlela ebheke ku-100% yezindiza ze-SAF zemikhumbi yesikhathi esizayo. Zonke izindiza zezentengiselwano ze-Airbus kanye nezindiza ezinophephela emhlane zinezitifiketi zokundiza nenhlanganisela efika ku-50% ye-SAF.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

In June 2021, Airbus Helicopters launched the SAF User Group with the intention of bringing all stakeholders together to work on ways to accelerate the use of blended SAF kerosene and to pave the way toward 100% SAF flights for future fleets.
This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine in November 2021, is part of the flight campaign aimed at understanding the impact of SAF use on the helicopter’s systems.
It marks a new stage in our journey to certify the use of 100% SAF in our helicopters, a fact that would mean a reduction of up to 90% in CO2 emissions alone,”.