German Companies Partner To Convert Regional Airliner to Hydrogen Power
Deutsche Aircraft and H2Fly have started a joint project to develop hydrogen fuel cells to convert the Dornier 328 regional airliner to hydrogen propulsion.
Deutsche Aircraft is working with German start-up H2Fly to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology to convert the Dornier 328 twin turboprop regional airliner. Under a memorandum of understanding signed on July 6, the partners are aiming to get a demonstrator aircraft flying in 2025, with a view to supporting commercial operations with up to 40 passengers.
H2Fly is the result of a partnership between the German Aerospace Center and the University of Ulm, which has previously conducted work on hydrogen fuel cells. This led to the development and flight testing in 2020 of a four-seat hydrogen-electric aircraft called the HY4, which made more than 70 flights, demonstrating a potential range of up to 750 km (469 miles).
