Propulsion-hydrogen

By Graham Warwick
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Destinus has flown a subscale prototype configured with a hydrogen-fueled afterburner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The project is supervised by Gyeongsang National University and brings together 11 organizations from industry, academia and research institutes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The funding will support a feasibility study for a hydrogen production and distribution hub at the Scottish airport.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
T&E commissioned the study, which was carried out by research group Steer, to examine operating costs of hydrogen aircraft within Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about hydrogen fuel cells, F-16 tech, Artemis III spacesuits. Plus: Behind the Scenes at Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan Testbed 80 facility.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
AI in aviation; flying hydrogen lab; Seoul’s UAM routes; and Alder’s fuel progresses.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
First flight tests are planned as early as 2024.
Emerging Technologies

By Linda Blachly
ICAO pivots to prioritize sustainability over safety.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Lithium-metal battery; composite LH2 tanks; agricultural eVTOL; and MTU adds electric motors.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
CEO says Airbus is simultaneously pursuing its hydrogen aircraft project and looking at a more conventional propulsion system for entry into service in 2035-40.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Condensed-matter battery; DLR’s sustainable designs; Bivalent hydrogen engine; and Subscale cargo UAV flies.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
A project has been launched to develop a concept for a center of excellence to help industry embrace liquid hydrogen as a fuel for aviation.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
Evolito debuts electric power; Autonomous cargo in Alaska; Maeve picks advanced batteries; and New Zealand’s stratospheric UAV.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia plans to enter the market in 2025 with the 600-kW ZA600 fuel-cell powertrain retrofit for 9-19-seat regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus has opened a research center in Suzhou, China, as part of its pursuit to develop alternate energy such as hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has just selected Liebherr-Aerospace as a supplier for its hydrogen fuel cell demonstration program on a modified A380.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Liebherr-Aerospace is developing an air supply system for the propulsion fuel cell Airbus intends to flight-test beginning in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The company’s unorthodox methods can be seen in its preparations for ATR 72 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startups such as ZeroAvia and Universal Hydrogen are adapting and advancing fuel cell technology for aviation propulsion.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The HY4 is planned to begin flight tests using liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
A consortium in Spain led by ITP Aero is researching and developing the country’s first hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Bringing aerospace engineering to bear on cell technology promises to unlock improvements.
Emerging Technologies

Eric Cunningham
Europe and China are investing at least 10 times the amount NASA and the FAA are spending annually for public-private R&D efforts on aeronautics.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Martha Neubauer
Hydrogen propulsion in aviation faces significant technical and market challenges.
Emerging Technologies