Propulsion-hydrogen

Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.

Fuel systems for hydrogen; 3D printing on the Moon; LH2 tank breakthrough; the cost of avoiding contrails; and Velis Electro approved for training.

Finavia manages and develops 20 airports in the Nordic nation and joined Hydrogen Cluster Finland in January 2024.

The airframer will essentially choose between burning hydrogen in a turbine engine and using it in a fuel cell to produce electricity—which favors efficiency.

CAeS has released details of the finalized hydrogen fuel cell packing design it is developing for flight tests on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

Batteries for 100-seaters; Daher advances thermoplastics; UK CAA explores hydrogen; MagLev for eVTOL; Beyond flies fuel cell.

The UK CAA launched the challenge in November 2023 to help exploit the potential of hydrogen as a zero-emission aviation fuel.

After 35 years, Heli-Expo is transforming into a new, broader event to be called Verticon.

Startup Beyond Aero has completed France’s first crewed flight of a hydrogen-electric aircraft.

A dozen teams have been selected to develop energy storage systems to enable electrification of regional aircraft with up to 100 seats and ranges up to 700 nm.

As the Airbus CEO is adamant that hydrogen propulsion is feasible, the Climate Impulse project might do some groundwork for the technology.

Dovetail Electric Aviation has begun tests of an integrated hydrogen fuel-cell powerplant targeted at flight tests on a modified Beechcraft King Air.

Airbus is progressing with studies and tests on two different hydrogen propulsion systems—a modified turbofan and an electric motor associated to a fuel cell.

Climate Impulse may be seen as a parallel research and technology effort centered on liquid hydrogen storage.

Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.

Amid discouraging outlook for turboprops, ATR is back in the black and working on new versions.

MTU's three-year Herops project under Europe’s Clean Aviation research program aims to demonstrate a 1.2-megawatt propulsion system.

The partnership will see LuftCar manufacture the air module and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its flying cars in the Philippines.

The aircraft propulsion system is powered by hydrogen fuel cells in combination with a booster battery pack that is used during peak power demands.

Turboprop runs on hydrogen; USAF completes electric flights; SAF from ethanol; Hydrogen light aircraft flies.

The first years of operations of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft may take place in specific limited areas as opposed to the global nature of aviation.

Loganair has stepped up its collaboration with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions.

China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has completed the first flight of a prototype four-seat light aircraft powered by hydrogen combustion.

Europe advances strut-braced wing; ZeroAvia’s silicon-carbide inverter tests; electric aircraft climate impact benchmarked.

Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled the ground demonstrator for the hydrogen-electric ducted fan propulsion system for its Sirius Jet project.