The world's first hydrogen-powered plane took off

 

The world's first hydrogen-powered aircraft has made a successful test flight in Britain.

The hydrofoil aircraft manufactured by the British company Zero Avea flew from Cranefield University Airport and landed successfully after making two rounds of Bedfordshire Airfield in 8 minutes.

This seemingly ordinary ship has a modern and unique invention of hydrogen electric power instead of the traditional petrol power engine.

The hydrogen electric power system converts hydrogen into electricity to give the plane the power to fly and its operation emits only water and heat, so it is also a successful step towards eco-friendly civil aviation.

For the test flight, the plane was loaded with about two kilograms of hydrogen gas, with the help of which the plane reached an altitude of one thousand feet and covered a distance of about 185 kilometers.

This aircraft has a capacity of only 6 seats.

The company says that if the size of the ship with the hydrogen electric power system is equal to the size of the Boeing 737, it can be filled with enough hydrogen gas to travel 4,000 miles.

Funding for the project was provided jointly by the British government and the aviation technology company Zero Avea, while it took experts two and a half years to put the concept into practice.