A Swiss company is developing a new hydrogen-powered passenger plane that could reduce travel time from Europe to Australia to around 4 hours, compared to the current 20 hours.
Made by researchers at the university "RMMIT" (RMIT) in Melbourne has 3D-printed speed catalysts that can raise speed to 5 times the speed of sound, and reduce the extreme heat that occurs when planes fly so fast.
and firm tested "Destinos" Destinus, the Swiss startup, is its prototype "Iger" Over the past two years, it has announced successful test flights at the end of 2022. The Spanish Ministry of Science has chosen "Destinos" To participate in a strategic initiative and give it money to conduct more research and development in a supersonic flight that uses hydrogen fuel, according to Al Jazeera Net.
All Spanish companies, technology centers and universities are working on the project, which has a cost of 12 million euros. And it works "Destinos" With the Spanish Motor Company "ITP Aero" (ITP Aero) to build a hydrogen engine test facility.
A Spanish government grant will fund the construction of a test facility near Madrid where air-breathing hydrogen engines will be put through its paces, as well as a second €15m grant project that will pay for research into how to transport things using liquid hydrogen.
Hydrogen energy is the subject of much research and development due to its adoption as green energy, with the main by-products of hydrogen combustion being heat and water.
Future commercial airlines flying at this speed could cover the distance between London and New York in about 90 minutes.
And she says "Destinos" Its technology will make a flight from Frankfurt to Sydney take only 4 hours and 15 minutes, and a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai will take two hours and 45 minutes; That is 8 hours less than the current flight.
The project is part of Spain’s efforts to be at the forefront of developing and manufacturing hydrogen-based vehicles for transportation in various fields.
says David Bonetti, Vice President of Business and Product Development at Destinos "We are pleased to receive these grants, especially as they are a clear sign that our company is in line with the strategic lines of Spain and Europe to promote hydrogen vehicles.".
added "For large tech companies like ours, access to investment funds from the European Union is essential to conduct the advanced research and accelerate innovation required to compete globally. With these grants, hydrogen-based solutions for aviation will be one step closer to becoming a reality".
While working to accelerate hydrogen-only engine technology, Destinos will soon test a jet engine that uses post-combustion hydrogen waste.
The Spanish government is investing heavily in the development of hydrogen propulsion as part of its economic resilience and transformation plan through strategic projects funded by the European Commission’s Next Generation Funds.
