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Time to take zero-emission flight seriously – The Australian Financial Review
Hydrogen has the potential to halve aircraft emissions, Airbus says. That will not sway cynics who say hydrogen’s potential to be the fuel of the future is never-ending. But it is probably time to park that jibe.
The worlds biggest aircraft maker, Airbus, unveiled historic designs for hydrogen-fuelled passenger planes a week ago.
A few days later, the worlds first sizeable aircraft to be powered by hydrogen took flight. It was piloted by start-up ZeroAvia, based in California and Cranfield, England. A commercial launch might be just three years away, it says.
Airbus’ ZEROe turbofan concept design. The extra weight and space involved would probably make hydrogen uneconomic for long-range aircraft.
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