
A fuel-cell-powered uncrewed aircraft was launched autonomously from an uncrewed ground vehicle.
Credit: AVIC
China’s AVIC has completed a 30-hr. flight with a hydrogen-powered uncrewed aircraft system, breaking the domestic record for fuel-cell-powered aircraft. Weighing 50 kg (110 lb.) the sailplane-like uncrewed aircraft was developed by AVIC Chengdu and Tsinghua University and highlights the increasing...
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