Chairman of the Board of Avia Solutions Group Gediminas Ziemelis: The market, anticipated to reach $174.02 billion by 2040 - hydrogen aircraft
While many companies in the aviation industry focus on optimisation and green initiatives, something bigger has been on people\'s minds sustainable aircraft.
- While many companies in the aviation industry focus on optimisation and green initiatives, something bigger has been on people\'s minds sustainable aircraft.
- In comparison with Lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen has a greater energy density, both in terms of gravimetric and volumetric measures.
- Back in the 1950s, the US Air Force flew B-57 aircraft with hydrogen fuel, and in the 1980s, Tupolev converted a Tu-155 aircraft to a hydrogen gas turbine.
- A total of 30 additional systems were integrated into the aircraft so that it could run on hydrogen.