Aircraft
Stralis Signs Up U.S. Launch Customer for Hydrogen-powered Bonanza
California-based Aviate Enterprises has agreed to buy an unspecified number of the converted light aircraft
Stralis Beech Bonanza A36 aircraft with hydrogen-electric propulsion system
Australia’s Stralis Aircraft is working to convert the Beech Bonanza A36 to operate with its hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

Aviate Enterprises has agreed to be the U.S. launch customer for a hydrogen-electric version of the Beech Bonanza aircraft being developed by Australian start-up Stralis Aircraft. The companies announced their agreement on July 23 at the EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Stralis is now ground-testing its hydrogen-electric propulsion system on a pair of Bonanza A36 aircraft in Australia. Aiming to start test flights in late 2025, the Brisbane-based company plans to apply for a supplemental type certificate in 2026.