U.S. Army Funds Hydroplane To Hover Test Hydrogen Powertrain

Hydroplane  Caption – Hydroplane has achieved flight-representative rotor speeds with a hydrogen-electric-powered rotor test bench

Hydroplane has achieved flight-representative rotor speeds with a hydrogen-electric-powered rotor test bench.

Credit: Hydroplane
U.S. startup Hydroplane plans to hover test a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in a light helicopter under an extension to a small business contact awarded by the U.S. Army. Already developing a 150-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain for retrofit to general aviation aircraft, Los Angeles-based...
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