New Zealand has established a national research programme to advance electric flight technology, with a particular focus on superconducting propulsion systems.
Key Research Areas
- Flux pump exciters for superconducting machines
- Low AC-loss superconducting windings
- Wide bandgap power electronics integration
- Integrated cryogenic systems for aircraft
Institutional Collaboration
The programme is led by the Paihau–Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington, with collaboration across multiple New Zealand universities and international partners.