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The hydrogen-powered Tu-155 prototype made its first flight on 15 April 1988.. A hydrogen-powered aircraft is an aeroplane that uses hydrogen fuel as a power source. Hydrogen can either be burned in a jet engine or another kind of internal combustion engine, or can be used to power a fuel cell to generate electricity to power an electric propulsor.
The company's main product was intended to be a conversion kit to be retrofitted to existing aircraft to allow them to run on hydrogen fuel. The kits were to consist of hydrogen storage tank modules made by the company, combined with an electric motor made by magniX and fuel cells made by Plug Power. [8]
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Here’s a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news including development of a hydrogen-powered aircraft plus a world aviation first by Britain’s Rolls-Royce.
Mar. 11—ALBUQUERQUE — A California-based startup company plans to build a manufacturing plant in Albuquerque to power passenger aircraft with hydrogen capsules, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...
As part of its goal to have zero-emission aircraft enter service by 2035, Airbus has announced the development of a hydrogen fuel-cell engine designed to for airplanes.
ZeroAvia is a British/American hydrogen-electric aircraft developer. The company was founded in 2017 by Valery Miftakhov, who currently serves as the company CEO. [1] ZeroAvia is developing hydrogen-fueled powertrain technology aiming to compete with conventional engines in propeller aircraft, with an aim of zero-emission and lower noise. [2]
The key technology shift was switching from solar power to liquid hydrogen power. Global Observer – The Los Angeles Times reported first flight of Global Observer in the Mojave Desert in January, 2011. [5] The aircraft was powered by hydrogen. It appears to have 4 motors with twin-bladed props, a 175-foot (53 m) wingspan, 65,000-foot (20,000 ...