In pursuit of enabling liquid hydrogen-powered flight, Airbus and ArianeGroup have today (November 30) announced they will work together to build the ‘first’ liquid hydrogen refuelling facility for ZEROe aircraft at Toulouse, Blagnac airport, France.
Due to be operational in 2025, ArianeGroup will design, produce, and support the operations of the liquid hydrogen fuelling system which will be used for Airbus’ ZEROe demonstrator throughout ground and flight tests, which are expected to commence in the middle of the decade.
In 2020, Airbus unveiled three ZEROe concept designs for hydrogen-powered aircraft, ranging from less 100 passengers with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, up to 200 passengers with a range of over 2,000 nautical miles.
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