ZeroAvia’s Dornier 228 Aircraft, retrofitted with its prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain has been granted a permit to fly by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The Part 21 permit will allow the first test flight of the 600kW hydrogen-electric powertrain following a successful ground testing campaign and review of the full development programme.
Fitted with an engineering testbed configuration to incorporate ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engine powering the propellor on its left wing, operating alongside a single Honeywell TPE-331 stock engine on the right, the 19-seat aircraft is set to take to the UK’s skies.
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