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Collins Aerospace Completes Integrated Lab Testing for Clean Aviation SWITCH Project
RTX, through its Collins Aerospace business, has completed integrated lab testing for the European Union’s Clean Aviation SWITCH project at The Grid, its advanced electric power systems lab in Rockford, Illinois. The tested hybrid-electric powertrain subsystems will now move to Airbus laboratories for further aircraft-level integration testing. Collins will next support the Airbus-led LEIA hybrid-electric demonstrator as technical lead for energy sources, delivering advanced aircraft electric system technologies. This effort is part of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, a European public-private partnership aimed at transforming aviation towards a sustainable and climate-neutral future, as reported by RTX.