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The partnership will boost the company’s plans to develop light and commuter/cargo aircraft powered by green hydrogen.

The grant is of one 19, totaling A$44 million, awarded under the latest round of the Australian government’s Cooperative Research Centers Projects program.

The aircraft flew for 10 min. with the 600-kW ZA600 fuel-cell propulsion system replacing the 19-seat regional turboprop’s left-side turboprop.

Burning hydrogen in turbofans would eliminate CO2 emissions but could increase production of nitrogen oxides (NOx) over engines burning jet fuel.

Singapore-headquartered H3 plans to incorporate Hylium’s LH2 tanks into the two propulsion nacelles.

The government has directed the Swedish Transport Administration to make targeted investments to help develop and test technology to electrify aviation.

The model tested in TsAGI’s low-speed tunnel shows significant design changes from concept images previously released by Bartini.

The 11-blade propeller has been flown on MT’s Piper Cheyenne testbed, fitted to one of the aircraft’s two Pratt & Whitney PT6A turboprops.

Vertical Aerospace has completed initial tethered hover testing of a full-scale demonstrator for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Fast Cloud features a silver saucer-shaped balloon, with an uncrewed aircraft system slung underneath it.

Aviation is assuming a leading role in fuel cell technology development.

The so-called swing test involved a representative six-seat vehicle in a lift-plus-cruise configuration.

U.S. startup Aska has debuted a full-scale prototype of its A5 drive-and-fly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

With locations in Singapore, Toulouse and Austin, Texas, H3 is developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems to help decarbonize aviation.

Propulsion pioneer MagniX prepares to test the final design iteration of its electric engines.

Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.

Amazon started drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, on Dec. 22.

The design has 12 electric lift fans embedded in the wing and four in the canard foreplane.

Maeve Aerospace plans to develop a 44-seat electric regional airliner with a design range of 300 nm.

Israeli startup AIR has completed the first successful transition of its full-scale technology prototype from hover to cruise.

The ground tests are of the hybrid-electric propulsion system that will power the modified De Havilland Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator starting in 2024.

Dante was founded in 2018 and regional airline Air Nostrum and low-cost carrier Volotea have together become the startup’s first strategic investor.

U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero is to test its hybrid-electric powerplant running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

The four-year agreement helps the European Commission’s Clean Aviation public-private partnership materialize.

H3 Dynamics has partnered with Carbonix to develop hydrogen fuel cell-powered small vertical takeoff and landing UAVs.