Airbus has turned to aircraft engines group CFM International to be its propulsion partner for the planned ZEROe hydrogen-powered airliner it aims to bring to market in 2035. The companies on Tuesday announced plans to convert an A380 aircraft with a hydrogen powertrain that would drive a GE Passport turbofan by the end of 2026.
The demonstration will use the first A380 prototype as the flying testbed, equipped with four tanks holding 400 kilograms of liquid hydrogen stored near the back of the airplane’s interior. Airbus, which in September 2020 announced plans to evaluate three potential ZEROe designs, said it will define the hydrogen propulsion system requirements, oversee flight testing, and provide the A380 platform to test the hydrogen combustion engine in the cruise phase of flight.
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