Hydrogen in Aviation Course
About our
The Hydrogen in Aviation course explores the development and implementation of hydrogen technologies as a fuel in the aviation industry. It covers hydrogen production, safe onboard storage, and the integration of hydrogen-based propulsion systems, including fuel cells and turbines. It focuses on the design, safety, and regulatory challenges associated with the use of hydrogen in aircraft, considering factors such as energy efficiency and emissions reduction, and linking with disciplines such as aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics, and materials science. The course provides knowledge of risk management and safety standards necessary for operating hydrogen in aeronautical environments, including leak detection and fire prevention. The complete life cycle of the technology is analyzed, from production to disposal. This training is aimed at professionals such as aeronautical engineers, systems designers, safety specialists, and maintenance technicians, preparing them to lead the transition to more sustainable aviation.
Hydrogen in Aviation Course
- Format: Hybrid
- Duration: 3 months
- Hours: 300 H
- Language: English / Spanish
- Registration date: 23-10-2026
- Start date: 12-12-2026
- Available places: 2
425 $
Competencies and results
What you will learn
1. Hydrogen Mastery: Propulsion, Safety and Aerospace Future
- Understand the production, storage, and transport of hydrogen as an aerospace fuel.
- Evaluate hydrogen-based propulsion technologies: combustion engines, fuel cells, and turbines.
- Identify and mitigate the safety risks associated with handling and using hydrogen (leaks, fires, explosions).
- Explore future applications of hydrogen in aviation and space exploration.
- Analyze the environmental impact and sustainability of hydrogen as a fuel.
- Study the relevant regulations and standards for the use of hydrogen in the aerospace sector.
- Evaluate the technical and economic challenges for the large-scale implementation of hydrogen technology.
- Learn about the materials and designs required for hydrogen storage in aircraft and spacecraft.
- Investigate the development of hydrogen refueling and supply infrastructure.
- Become familiar with the latest research and advances in hydrogen technology for the aerospace sector.
2. **Airplanes of the Future: Hydrogen, Engines and Air Safety**
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**What Will You Learn in Aircraft of the Future: Hydrogen, Engines, and Air Safety?**
Discover the key technologies that are transforming aviation and how air safety challenges are being addressed. This course will provide you with a solid foundation in the following topics:
1. **Fundamentals of Structural Engineering and Failure Analysis:**
* Analyze flap-lag-torsion couplings, a critical phenomenon in wings that affects aircraft stability and control.
* Understand whirl flutter, an aerodynamic instability that can be catastrophic, especially in rotors and propellers.
* Evaluate the effects of fatigue on structural components, vital for predicting service life and preventing failures.
2. **Composite Materials and Advanced Design:**
* Dimension laminates in **composites**, leveraging the unique properties of these materials to reduce weight and improve performance.
* Design joints and *bonded joints* using advanced techniques and Finite Element (FE) modeling, ensuring structural integrity.
3. **Safety Methodologies and Inspection Techniques:**
* Implement **damage tolerance**, an approach that assesses how a structure can withstand damage without failing, crucial for safety.
* Master **NDT** (Non-Destructive Testing) techniques such as UT (Ultrasound), RT (Radiography), and thermography to detect defects without damaging the aircraft.
3. Comprehensive user-oriented design and validation (from modeling to manufacturing)
You will learn to integrate the entire product development process, from initial model conception to final validation, applying user-centered methodologies. You will develop skills in parametric design, ergonomics, simulation, sustainable materials, 3D visualization, and manufacturing management, ensuring efficient, safe solutions that meet current industry standards.
4. **Hydrogen in Aviation: Technologies, Regulations and Challenges**
4. **Hydrogen in Aviation: Technologies, Regulations, and Challenges**
Understand the key technologies for the production, storage, transport, and utilization of hydrogen in aviation.
Evaluate the different architectures of hydrogen-powered aircraft, including fuel cells and hydrogen turbines.
Identify and analyze current and future regulations and standards related to the use of hydrogen in aviation.
Examine the technical, economic, and safety challenges associated with the implementation of hydrogen in aviation.
Study the hydrogen life cycle, from production to waste disposal, including its carbon footprint.
Analyze the impact of hydrogen on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and on the sustainability of aviation.
Explore case studies and pilot projects of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Become familiar with the technologies of Hydrogen storage on board aircraft, including cryogenic tanks and fuel management systems.
Evaluate the safety risks associated with the use of hydrogen and the necessary mitigation measures.
Understand the future prospects and potential of hydrogen as an aviation fuel, including research and development trends.
5. **Navigating Hydrogen: Sustainable Aviation and its Technologies**
5. **Navigating Hydrogen: Sustainable Aviation and its Technologies**
- Understand the fundamentals of hydrogen as an aviation fuel, including its production, storage, and distribution.
- Explore the advantages and challenges of using hydrogen in aviation, considering aspects such as efficiency, emissions, and safety.
- Study the key technologies for hydrogen propulsion, such as fuel cells, hydrogen turbines, and retrofitted internal combustion engines.
- Analyze the thermal and energy management systems required to optimize the performance of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
- Evaluate the design and integration of cryogenic hydrogen tanks in aircraft, considering safety and storage efficiency.
- Examine current and future regulations and standards related to the use of hydrogen in aviation.
- Investigate the environmental impact of hydrogen compared to other fuels. fossil fuels, including life cycle analysis.
- Learn about the latest research and developments in the field of hydrogen-powered aviation, including prototypes and ongoing projects.
- Identify the opportunities and challenges of the transition to sustainable hydrogen-based aviation.
- Analyze the design of hydrogen-powered aircraft and its implications for aerodynamics, structure, and control systems.
6. **Takeoff to the Future: Hydrogen as Aviation Fuel**
6. **Take Off to the Future: Hydrogen as an Aviation Fuel**
- Understand the properties of hydrogen as an aviation fuel, including its energy efficiency, storage, and safe handling.
- Explore key technologies for hydrogen-powered aircraft propulsion, such as fuel cells, hydrogen turbines, and cryogenic storage systems.
- Evaluate the technical and regulatory challenges associated with implementing hydrogen in aviation, such as refueling infrastructure and safety regulations.
- Study the design of hydrogen-powered aircraft, including the optimization of aerodynamics, structure, and fuel systems.
- Analyze the life cycle of hydrogen in aviation, from production and distribution to use and environmental impact.
- Identify the opportunities and potential of hydrogen to transform the aviation industry and reduce its carbon footprint.
Who this program is for:
Hydrogen in Aviation Course
- Graduates in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related fields.
- Professionals in OEM rotorcraft/eVTOL, MRO, consulting, and technology centers.
- Flight Testing, certification, avionics, control, and dynamics seeking specialization.
- Regulators/authorities and UAM/eVTOL professionals requiring compliance skills.
Recommended requirements: foundation in aerodynamics and control and structures; ES/EN B2+/C1. We offer bridging tracks if you need them.
- Standards-driven curriculum: you will work with CS-27/CS-29, DO-160, DO-178C/DO-254, ARP4754A/ARP4761, ADS-33E-PRF from the first module.
- Accreditable laboratories (EN ISO/IEC 17025) with rotor bench, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL, vibrations/acoustics.
- Evidence-oriented TFM: safety case, test plan, compliance dossierand operational limits.
- Mentored by industry: teachers with experience in rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
- Flexible modality (hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
- Ethics and security: safety-by-design approach, cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as pillars.
1.1 Hydrogen Fundamentals: Properties and Production
1.2 Hydrogen in Aviation: Motivations and Advantages
1.3 The Future of Hydrogen: Key Technologies
1.4 Hydrogen Safety: Handling and Storage
1.5 Regulations and Standards for Hydrogen-Powered Aviation
1.6 Design of Hydrogen Propulsion Systems
1.7 Environmental Impact: Hydrogen Sustainability
1.8 Case Studies: Current and Future Applications
1.9 Hydrogen Challenges: Barriers and Solutions
1.10 Overview: Hydrogen as an Aviation Fuel
2.2 Principles of hydrogen combustion in aircraft engines.
2.2 Design and analysis of hydrogen injection systems.
2.3 Types of hydrogen engines: turbines, pistons, and fuel cells.
2.4 Materials and alloys for hydrogen engine components.
2.5 Onboard hydrogen storage and delivery systems.
2.6 Efficiency and performance of hydrogen engines in aviation.
2.7 Safety considerations in the design and operation of hydrogen engines.
2.8 Modeling and simulation of hydrogen engines.
2.9 Technological advances in hydrogen engines for aviation.
2.20 Case studies: examples of current and future hydrogen engines.
3.3 eVTOL and UAM: Electric Propulsion, Multiple Rotors
3.2 Emerging Certification Requirements (SC-VTOL, Special Conditions)
3.3 Energy and Thermal in E-Propulsion (Batteries/Inverters)
3.4 Design for Maintainability and Modular Swaps
3.5 LCA/LCC in Rotorcraft and eVTOL (Footprint and Cost)
3.6 Operations & Vertiports: Airspace Integration
3.7 Data & Digital Thread: MBSE/PLM for Change Control
3.8 Tech Risk and Readiness: TRL/CRL/SRL
3.9 IP, Certifications, and Time-to-Market
3.30 Case Clinic: Go/No-Go with Risk Matrix
4.4 Introduction to Maritime Regulations and Hydrogen
4.2 Applicable International and National Regulatory Framework
4.3 Safety Standards for Handling and Storing Hydrogen
4.4 Design and Construction of Hydrogen-Powered Vessels
4.5 Hydrogen Propulsion Systems: Fuel Cells and Combustion Engines
4.6 Integration of Hydrogen Systems into Naval Platforms
4.7 Case Studies of Naval Hydrogen Projects
4.8 Environmental Aspects and Sustainability in Naval Hydrogen Propulsion
4.9 Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Hydrogen in the Naval Sector
4.40 The Future of Hydrogen Navigation and Technological Trends
5.5 Hydrogen as the Fuel of the Future in Aviation
5.5 Properties and Characteristics of Hydrogen: Storage and Transport
5.3 Fundamentals of Hydrogen Propulsion
5.4 Advantages and Challenges of Using Hydrogen in Aircraft
5.5 Introduction to Fuel Cells and Their Applications
5.6 Designing Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: Considerations
5.7 Current and Future Regulations and Standards
5.8 Environmental Sustainability and the Carbon Footprint
5.9 Case Studies and Examples of Real-World Applications
5.50 The Future of Hydrogen in Aviation and the Socioeconomic Impact
6.6 Introduction to Hydrogen as a Fuel: Overview and Advantages in Aviation
6.2 Fundamentals of Hydrogen Combustion: Key Principles and Processes
6.3 Fuel Cells: Technologies, Types, and Aeronautical Applications
6.4 Hydrogen Storage Systems: Methods, Safety, and Challenges
6.5 Hydrogen Engines: Designs, Performance, and Future Prospects
6.6 Hydrogen Aircraft Design: Integration, Aerodynamics, and Structural Considerations
6.7 Regulations and Standards for Hydrogen Aviation: Safety and Certification
6.8 Environmental Impact and Sustainability: Emission Reduction and Life Cycle
6.9 Case Studies and Practical Examples: Current and Future Projects
6.60 The Future of Hydrogen Aviation: Trends, Innovations, and Opportunities
- Hands-on methodology: test-before-you-trust, design reviews, failure analysis, compliance evidence.
- Software (depending on licenses/partners): MATLAB/Simulink, Python (NumPy/SciPy), OpenVSP, SU2/OpenFOAM, Nastran/Abaqus, AMESim/Modelica, acoustics tools, planning toolchains DO-178C.
- SEIUM Laboratories: scale rotor bench, vibrations/acoustics, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL for AFCS, data acquisition with strain gauging.
- Standards and compliance: EN 9100, 17025, ISO 27001, GDPR.
Capstone-type projects
Admissions, fees, and scholarships
- Profile: Background in Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields; practical experience in NLP and valued information retrieval systems.
- Documentation: Updated CV, academic transcript, SOP/statement of purpose, project examples or code (optional).
- Process: Application → Technical evaluation of profile and experience → Technical interview → Review of case studies → Final decision → Enrollment.
- Fees:
- Single payment: 10% discount.
- Payment in 3 installments: No fees; 30% upon registration + 2 equal monthly payments of the remaining 35%.
Monthly payment: available with a 7% commission on the total; annual review.
Scholarships: based on academic merit, financial need, and promoting inclusion; agreements with companies in the sector for partial or full scholarships.
See “Calendar & Calls for Applications,” “Scholarships & Grants,” and “Fees & Financing” in the SEIUM mega-menu.
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F. A. Q
Frequently asked questions
Yes, we have international certification
Yes: experimental models, real data, applied simulations, professional environments, real case studies.
It is not mandatory. We offer leveling tracks and tutoring.
Completely. It covers e-propulsion, integration, and emerging regulations (SC-VTOL).
Recommended. There are also internal challenges and consortiums.
Yes. Online/hybrid modality with planned labs and visa support (see “Visa & Residence”).