A passenger aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells has made its first flight. Six-seater aircraft
As noted in ZeroAvia, this flight was “the firstworldwide using hydrogen fuel cells in commercial aircraft. " However, reporters were able to find several more similar examples when companies tested passenger aircraft on hydrogen fuel cells.
For example, in 2016, the HY4 aircraft, capable ofcarry four passengers, made its first official flight from Stuttgart airport in Germany. The HY4 device was developed by researchers at the German Aerospace Center in conjunction with "industry and research partners."
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The ZeroAvia flight flew at the company's research site at Cranfield Airport, England, 80 kilometers from London. The airport belongs to Cranfield University.
“While some experimentalthe aircraft flew using hydrogen fuel cells as their energy source, the size of this commercial aircraft shows that we will soon be able to launch environmentally friendly commercial flights, ”ZeroAvia said.
The next stage of the project will be a flight todistance of 550 km from the Orkney Islands, an archipelago located in the waters off the northern coast of Scotland. The aircraft will also use hydrogen fuel cells. Perhaps the experiment will take place before the end of 2020.
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