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Cranfield Pauses Hydrogen Islander, Pivots To UAS

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions  Caption – Hydrogen-electric-powered ST-5 Stingray could be used to monitor ocean convection currents in the North Atlantic

A hydrogen-electric-powered ST-5 Stingray could be used to monitor ocean convection currents in the North Atlantic.

Credit: Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has put development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Britten-Norman Islander on hold and pivoted to a hydrogen-powered long-endurance uncrewed aircraft. The UK company had struggled to raise funding to complete development and certification of the fuel...
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