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After Airbus started its ZeroE project in 2020, it experimented with different types of emissions-free propulsion, the Turbofan, the Turboprop, and the Blended-Wing Body, all with hydrogen-powered ...
Australian start-up Aviation H2 says that after a three-month feasibility study, it has concluded that the use of liquid ammonia in a turbofan engine is the “best route to carbon-free flight”. The ...
Hydrogen-powered aircraft could soon revolutionize short-haul air travel, as researchers are predicting commerical fossil-fuel-free flights will take off within a matter of years. According to the ...
Transportation accounts for about 20 percent of all planet-warming emissions. If hydrogen can help drive that number down, it would be a huge win for the climate. But it won’t be easy.
Airbus plans to flight-test a hydrogen-combustion turbofan on a modified A380. Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace ...
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries has joined a group of businesses including Air New Zealand and jet manufacturer Airbus aiming to operate commercial hydrogen-powered flights by the ...
Hydrogen created by renewable-powered electrolysis, the kind used in the Rolls-Royce test, can be extremely expensive, almost three times as much as the kerosene jet fuel normally used.
The water-enhanced turbofan, or WET engine, is a propulsion concept that takes full advantage of MTU’s know-how. Utilizing residual heat from its exhaust gas, the WET engine uses a steam ...
DERBY, England, July 18 (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce RR.L said it would start testing this year a prototype of its UltraFan engine, the world's largest turbofan, which has been designed to be up to 25% ...
Rolls-Royce said it would start testing this year a prototype of its UltraFan engine, the world's largest turbofan, which has been designed to be up to 25% more efficient than its first generation ...
Airbus plans to use an A380 to flight-test a hydrogen-fueled GE Passport turbofan engine to study any contrails it produces as part of its ZeroE program. (Image: Airbus) ...