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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.
Fokker Next Gen is a part of Panta Holdings BV, who already owns two leftover companies from Fokker's bankruptcy in 1996; Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek.The company also formerly owned Denim Air and VLM Airlines, both operating Fokker 50 aircraft.
HY4 is a four seat hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft. It made its maiden flight on 29 September 2016 from Stuttgart Airport, powered by gaseous hydrogen.It was designed by DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Center, [2] [3] [4] based on the Taurus G4, manufactured by Pipistrel.
The test plane, a newly liveried ATR 72-600 aircraft with a hydrogen retrofit kit, will soon begin taking to the skies. A JetBlue-Backed Hydrogen-Fuel Powered Airplane Is Coming to the US for ...
The HY4 has already set a record for highest zero-emissions flight, but its new liquid hydrogen-powered fuel cell could be a game-changer. This New Airplane Could Be The First to Fly on Carbon ...
Hawthorne-based Universal Hydrogen Co. uses hydrogen fuel cell technology to help power a modified 40-passenger regional airliner. It recently put the concept to work in flying one it calls ...
The Tu-155 was a hybrid, only one of its three Kuznetsov NK-8 engines (they are now called NK-88) was actually powered by hydrogen. [2] The fuel tank was located in the air-blown (or nitrogen) rear compartment. A distinctive feature of the aircraft is that the protrusion of the ventilation system is visible on the tail (near the no. 2 engine).
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]