ZeroAvia Achieves First Flight with Hydrogen-powered Regional Airliner
A 19-seat Dornier 228 aircraft with one of its turboprop engines replaced by the company's fuel-cell-based powertrain made a 10-minute flight on January 19 from Kemble Airport in the UK.
ZeroAvia has achieved its long-awaited first flight in a Dornier 228 aircraft featuring its hydrogen-electric propulsion system. The fuel-cell-based ZA600 powertrain has been installed on the 19-seat airliner’s left wing in place of one of its two Honeywell TPE-331 turboprop engines.
The aircraft took off at 1.35 p.m. local time on January 19 from ZeroAvia’s research and development base at Cotswold Airport in the UK for a flight that lasted 10 minutes. The event marked the start of a flight test campaign that the California-based start-up hopes will lead to its first converted regional airliner entering commercial service in 2025.
In this article
