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“#World\u2019s first commercial hydrogen-powered flight proves zero-emission concept<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Just days after Airbus announced its intentions to hydrogenize its fleet, residents of southern counties in England saw the world\u2019s first commercial hydrogen-powered flight.<\/p>\n

According to a Sky News report<\/a>, the water vapor-emitting flight took place yesterday taking off from an airfield in Bedfordshire, England.<\/p>\n

The company behind the plane, ZeroAvia, says the tech needed for a long, zero-emission flight by the end of this decade, is already there. It\u2019s just a case of developing hydrogen infrastructure \u2014 something that Airbus\u2019 hydrogen dreams also rely on if they\u2019re to succeed.<\/p>\n

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Luckily, because it\u2019s a small, short journey plane, it doesn\u2019t require as much from infrastructure as huge airline operators like Airbus do, so it stands a greater chance of proving its concept in the current climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just a question of putting hydrogen-based airplanes and getting them to work, we need the infrastructure on the ground to support everything,\u201d David Gleave, aviation safety investigator and researcher at Loughborough University told Sky News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have to work out how to refuel these aeroplanes because existing infrastructure won\u2019t work and we have to work out other things such as the fire and rescue requirements for the aeroplane, so there\u2019s quite a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Don\u2019t get ahead of yourself, though. This was just a first step toward cleaner planes that will take decades to take. But it\u2019s an important step nonetheless.<\/p>\n

Mass commercial flights still seem a way off. The plane used in this 20-minute test flight is a small six-seater craft, running on a single propeller,<\/span> but ZeroAvia does have plans to make these flights available within three years.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>ZeroAvia\u2019s hydrogen-powered commercial plane took flight from Bedforshire yesterday on a 20-minute test flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next milestone for the company is to test its tech over a much longer distance, 250 miles in fact, when it\u2019s going to fly from Orkney.<\/p>\n

The folks at ZeroAvia estimate that hydrogen-powered flight tech is on track to be able to offer long distance, zero-emission flights by the end of this decade. That\u2019s positive to hear, particularly given that Airbus, one of the world\u2019s largest plane makers, has plans to start rolling out a hydrogen fleet by 2035.<\/p>\n

However, in both cases, a big decider of success depends on how much airports support and develop hydrogen infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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\n Published September 25, 2020 \u2014 09:55 UTC<\/p><\/div>\n