A Dash-8 commuter plane flew for 15 minutes with a hydrogen fuel-cell engine
that it completed a 15-minute test flight in a 40-seat Dash-8 commuter plane using a fuel-cell hydrogen engine. The company called the flight"historic" and said it is"committed to being North America’s first zero-emission airline."
With a fuel cell from Plug Power and electric motor built by magniX, the power plant is the largest ever to take to the sky. However, it was only installed on the left side of the aircraft, while a standard Pratt & Whitney turboprop engine was fitted to the right wing for"safety of flight," the company said. It supplied the engines with emissions-free"green" hydrogen , connected via its own modules that keep the highly volatile gas in liquid form for up to 100 hours.
Though it had some yaw due to the imbalance in power,"the airplane handled beautifully, and the noise and vibrations from the fuel cell powertrain are significantly lower than from the conventional turbine engine," said chief pilot Alex Kroll. The company received FAA approval for the flight
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