They Develop an Airplane that Will Run on Hydrogen

Airplane that Will Run on Hydrogen

The advancement of technology has meant that means of transport are also improved , to make them faster and less polluting, in addition to being able to transport many people. Many organizations are developing futuristic air and ground vehicles .

The project of an airplane that will work thanks to hydrogen is in the hands of two German airlines. They want this aircraft to be able to carry up to 40 people and pollute much less than the current ones. The first trials are expected to begin in four years.

An efficient means of transport

One of the companies bought an airplane model to, in collaboration with the other company, carry out research and development work on the source of energy that would power this aircraft: hydrogen fuel that would not pose a problem for the environment . This would mean that the aircraft also did not need electric batteries for its operation and would also reduce its weight.

This commercial aircraft that they will use as the main structure to develop their efficient aircraft has a weight of almost 10,000 kilos and has two engines that work with propellers.

Airplane

The goal is for the plane to be soaring through the skies as of 2030. It would have a capacity of three megawatts and could travel a distance of almost 2,000 kilometers in a single trip, being able to exceed 500 kilometers per hour.

If everything goes as planned, there will be no doubt that this aircraft will be the most powerful of its kind in the world and that it also contributes to not polluting the environment.

They have previous experience

One of the companies already has experience in developing aircraft that work thanks to hydrogen, since in collaboration an institute also worked on the manufacture of the first airplane that worked thanks to hydrogen and to which up to four crew members could climb.

This model could serve as an example for this new aircraft. It can fly a distance of just over 1,000 kilometers and currently holds the record for the longest trip in a hydrogen aircraft with passengers, so the new project has a good role model behind it.

Airplane

Both companies also aim to collaborate with the European Aeronautical Authority in order to establish a series of vitally important characteristics that will make these hydrogen-powered engines also work on commercial flights that we know today.

But it is not only working on this project, since there are several plans for the future of futuristic aircraft that are being handled and that will not take long to see the light of day.