By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Universal Hydrogen, the pioneering company that flew a partially hydrogen-powered flight out of Moses Lake in March last year, has burned through the $100 million it raised from investors and gone bust. The company was one of a few aiming to replace fossil-fuel powered flight with more sustainable,
Universal Hydrogen on Thursday morning flew a regional airliner with a 40-passenger capacity using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The airplane took off at 8:41 a.m. from Grant County International Airport and flew 15 minutes. The flight… (Universal Hydrogen By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter MOSES LAKE — A small crowd of investors, airline representatives
2023-03-01
The image compares four narrow-body aircraft configurations: the conventional Airbus A320 and A321, alongside two hydrogen-powered concept variants labeled 'Transcontinental H2' and 'Transatlantic H2.' The H2 variants show large cylindrical hydrogen fuel tanks visible in the aft fuselage section, illustrating how liquid hydrogen storage would be integrated into the A320/A321 airframe for medium- and long-range zero-emission flight.
By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News In a windswept corner of a military site on Salisbury Plain a small aircraft jet engine is undergoing tests that could one day lead to huge changes within the aviation industry. The engine itself is almost completely conventional. It is a Rolls-Royce AE-2100A gas turbine, a design used
2020-06-03
The (very) good news is that there is more than one zero-emission aviation technology coming. But at the risk of being Mr. Negative, at least for airport communities, electric airplanes are no panacea. And we say that not to inspire despair but to tell residents the realities, which are: Each of these alternatives comes with
2023-03-01