Swiss startup Destinus sets its eyes on building a hypersonic airplane fueled with hydrogen that blazes from city to city in a blink of an eye with less emission. The hypersonic plane speeds through velocities more than five times the speed of sound. ‘You can reach the other side of the world in three to four hours without compromising on versatility, cost, or noise,’ says Destinus. In fact, the airplane team says that flying from Frankfurt to Sydney can be cut down to only four hours and 15 minutes instead of the usual 20 hours. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
DroneUp and Doosan Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Drones
DroneUp, LLC, an autonomous drone delivery platform and drone services provider, has announced that it has agreed to test new hydrogen fuel cell technology created by Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a South Korean based company. The DMI and DroneUp agreement was first initiated in October 2022 and is focused on testing and optimizing a reliable system suitable for scalable operational needs. Continue reading
H2Fly Prepares for Pioneering Liquid Hydrogen Flight Tests
H2Fly has successfully tested the ground-based cryogenic fuel filling procedure that’ll power groundbreaking liquid hydrogen aircraft flights in the coming months. Liquid H2 will be an absolute game-changer, allowing clean long-distance air travel. Continue reading
Solar-Powered Stratospheric Aircraft Launched from Audi EV
New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace used an electric Audi launch vehicle for the “Kea Atmos Mk1” aircraft. After reaching takeoff speed, the solar-powered aircraft is released for flight testing. Continue reading
Laser Wireless Power Transmission with Improved Non-Imaging Optics
In an article recently published in the journal Solar Energy, researchers discussed the enhancements of photovoltaic (PV) receivers in laser wireless power transmission (LWPT) by using non-imaging optics. Continue reading