Aviation giant Airbus successfully completed testing of its ‘iron pad’ hydrogen fuel cell system and plans to test it on an Airbus A380 by 2026. The A380 is a ZEROe test bed, which is a part of the ZEROe project.
But, what does ZEROe even mean? The project aims to develop a sustainable fuel system under the company’s zero-emission initiative.
Currently, the fuel cell system can achieve a total power output of 1.2 megawatts. Since it’s in its early stages, the engine was tested under life-like conditions in a facility instead of being put on a plane.
That doesn’t mean it didn’t have all the required parts, though. It included electric motors and a gearbox but compensated a jet propellor with artificial electromagnetic load. READ MORE...
Believe it or not, this unbelievable flying motorcycle could hit the skies by the end of the decade.
Formerly known as the Jetpack Aviation Speeder, this jet bike is moving ahead in development with a new name — the Razor.
Even the name of the flying vehicle is something straight out of a sci-fi movie.
The flying motorcycle uses eight tiny but powerful jet engines to cruise at 60 mph for about 30 minutes.
It can also carry up to 600 pounds of cargo.
The bike itself weighs 300 pounds, giving it a size-to-payload ratio that sets it apart from other flying vehicles.
Many others have also tried to build their own flying vehicle, like this flying motorcycle that transforms into a hoverbike. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE...
The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is working on a new aircraft called FlyZero. The FlyZero is powered by liquid hydrogen, which is why the range is so massive.
The hydrogen-powered jet is fitted with tanks designed to store liquid hydrogen at minutes 250° Celsius (418° Fahrenheit).It has four tanks in total, two at the back – the biggest ones – and two smaller ones at the front.
In car terms, this is a bit like having a rear-biased all-wheel drive car. READ MORE...
This concept for a supersonic nuclear-powered plane would fly from London to New York in just 80 minutes. Let’s put that into perspective.
The vision of Barcelona-based designer, Oscar Viñals, The Hyper Sting would travel at a speed of 4,287 km/h (2,664 mph). That’s more than three times the speed of sound and almost twice the speed of Concorde. Put simply: it would cut the transatlantic flight five-fold.
It’s being hailed as the potential next generation of air travel – but it’s not the first foray into supersonic passenger air travel. Viñals is the designer behind other large-scale, fast-flight projects, including the Sky Whale and Big Bird. It would fly 170 passengers within its 328ft (100m) interior – that’s 100ft (30m) longer than the Concorde.
Plus its wingspan of 169ft (52m) dwarfs Concorde’s 85ft (26m). READ MORE...
