(CNN) — Airbus has introduced it’s creating a hydrogen-powered gas cell engine — and that it plans to check it on the biggest industrial airplane ever to take to the skies.
“By way of aerodynamics, the A380 is a really secure plane. So the pod connected to the rear fuselage by way of the stub does not pose a lot of a difficulty,” stated Mathias Andriamisaina, head of ZEROe demonstrators and exams at Airbus, in a press release.
A mannequin of Airbus’ ZEROe Gas Cell Engine, unveiled on the Airbus Summit 2022 on November 30.
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The journey to decarbonize air journey
Airbus has beforehand introduced a wide range of hydrogen-powered airplane ideas as a part of its ZEROe program, together with the Blended Wing Physique.
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Rolls-Royce AE2100 Hydrogen Demonstrator engine getting ready for check at RAF Boscombe Down
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Future gas
The gas for Rolls-Royce’s check was sourced from wind and tidal power, an instance of “inexperienced” hydrogen.
The following decade will reveal which of the hydrogen applied sciences will take off. Both could be a constructive step in securing the long-term viability of low-carbon air journey.
