Video: Megawatt-scale liquid H2 airliner powertrain comes to life

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Universal Hydrogen is already flying the world’s largest hydrogen airliner – and now the company has started testing swappable liquid hydrogen fuel modules that’ll radically boost the range of clean passenger aircraft operations slated for 2026.

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Cryo-compressed hydrogen: A 40% aircraft range boost over liquid H2

ZeroAvia is working with San Francisco startup Verne to bring an even more energy-dense form of hydrogen to the clean aviation space. Cryo-compressed H2 could reduce costs, speed up fueling, and unlock 40% more flight range than cryogenic liquid H2.Con… Continue reading Cryo-compressed hydrogen: A 40% aircraft range boost over liquid H2

World’s first liquid-hydrogen eVTOL aircraft promises 1,150-mile range

The Sirius Jet will fly up to 1,150 miles (1,851 km) at speeds up to 323 mph (520 km/h) on a clean liquid-hydrogen powertrain. It’ll rise vertically off a pad thanks to a deflected vectored thrust system using 20 smallish electric ducted fans.Continue … Continue reading World’s first liquid-hydrogen eVTOL aircraft promises 1,150-mile range

Lyte Aviation’s 44-seat SkyBus: VTOLs as public transport

London startup Lyte Aviation is thinking big when it comes to VTOL aircraft. Forget your piddly five-seaters, Lyte says its first aircraft will be a 44-seat monster with a 300-km/h (186-mph) top speed and a range over 1,000 km (620 miles).Continue Read… Continue reading Lyte Aviation’s 44-seat SkyBus: VTOLs as public transport

H2Fly’s twin-fuselage aircraft makes world-first liquid hydrogen flight

Taking off from Maribor, Slovenia, the modified double-fuselage Pipistrel Taurus G4 made a historic first piloted flight running on cryogenic liquid hydrogen

Liquid hydrogen is a giant pain to handle, but it’s one of the few technologies with a genuine chance of decarbonizing long-range flight. So it’s huge news for clean aviation that H2Fly has now landed the word’s first piloted liquid hydrogen flight.

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Ecojet airline aims to fly hydrogen-electric aircraft from 2025

Ecojet intends to refit conventional kerosene-fueled aircraft with hydrogen-electric powertrains, and operate as the

Green-energy businessman Dale Vince has revealed plans to set up the UK’s first electric aviation company. Ecojet will repurpose conventional aircraft to fly on hydrogen-electric power, with domestic flights planned to start as early as 2025.

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Airbus pursues new technology for 100% hydrogen-powered airliner

Airbus is looking towards a greener aviation future, revealing major projects to build hydrogen jet airliners with not only a complete hydrogen-fueled propulsion system, but also a hydrogen Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to generate electricity onboard.Con… Continue reading Airbus pursues new technology for 100% hydrogen-powered airliner

Natilus and Zeroavia team up on hydrogen-powered blended wing aircraft

The blended-wing Natilus Kona aircraft, which is now flying in quarter-scale testing in California, is set to have a zero-emissions variant thanks to a partnership with Zeroavia, which will provide a 600 kW hydrogen-electric powertrain option.Continue … Continue reading Natilus and Zeroavia team up on hydrogen-powered blended wing aircraft

JetZero aims to put ultra-efficient blended-wing jet in service by 2030

California startup JetZero says it’s working with the USAF, NASA and the FAA to get a blended-wing body jet airliner into service by 2030, promising to use an astonishing 50% less fuel, and providing a perfect platform for clean hydrogen airliners.Cont… Continue reading JetZero aims to put ultra-efficient blended-wing jet in service by 2030

H2Fly prepares for pioneering liquid hydrogen flight tests

Replacing the rich energy source of Jet-A kerosene with a zero-carbon alternative is no easy task for the aviation industry. There are “sustainable aviation fuels” made with captured carbon, but in order to go zero-emissions, what works for cars and tr… Continue reading H2Fly prepares for pioneering liquid hydrogen flight tests