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UK Startup ZeroAvia Test Flies Hydrogen-Powered Plane
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UK startup ZeroAvia said it’s successfully conducted a test flight of a hydrogen-powered 19-seater plane as part of a government-backed initiative to develop zero-emissions aircraft.
ZeroAvia said a Dornier 228 propeller aircraft, which had one of its engines replaced by a hydrogen-electric motor, undertook a 10 minute long test flight from Cotswold Airport on Jan. 19. While the hydrogen tanks and the fuel cells on today’s flight were housed inside the cabin, it would use external storage tanks in a commercial configuration to allow for the seats to be used.