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Universal Hydrogen is outfitting a Dash-8 with one hydrogen fuel cell engine for a test flight in March (leaving the other engine unchanged as a Jet-A powered t
by Full_Clark 4y ago
Universal Hydrogen is outfitting a Dash-8 with one hydrogen fuel cell engine for a test flight in March (leaving the other engine unchanged as a Jet-A powered turboprop). If all goes well they'll convert the other engine to hydrogen fuel cell as well, and they hope to be operating it in passenger service by 2025.
https://hydrogen.aero/product/ https://hydrogen.aero/product/
Seems promising because they don't have to fully design a new aircraft, they just have to get the new powertrain certified. Though the same end-customer airline (Air New Zealand) is also eyeing off some new-build battery-electric aircraft with 250nm range and 30 min recharge times.
https://simpleflying.com/eviation-alice-first-flight/ https://simpleflying.com/eviation-alice-first-flight/