ZeroAvia Hydrogen Flight Paves Way to 2023 Service Entry


Source: https://www.ainonline.com by Charles Alcock/ September 25, 2020
A hydrogen-powered Piper Malibu made the first flight from Cranfield Airport in the U.K. to launch ZeroAvia’s efforts to achieve service entry by the end of 2023. (Photo: ZeroAvia)
ZeroAvia this week flew its Piper Malibu technology demonstrator for the first time with its new hydrogen propulsion system, including hydrogen fuel cells. On September 24, the aircraft made an eight-minute flight from
the company’s research and development base at the U.K.’s Cranfield Airport, reaching an altitude of 1,000 feet and a speed of 100 ktas.

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