{"id":52936,"date":"2023-08-12T14:10:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T13:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/?page_id=52936"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:09:34","slug":"hydrogen-technology-test-flights-first-quarter-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/fr\/blogcasts-archive__trashed\/hydrogen-technology-test-flights-first-quarter-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"ZeroAvia &#8211; Hydrogen Test Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-1024x370.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51184\" style=\"width:1110px;height:401px\" width=\"1110\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-1536x556.png 1536w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-2048x741.png 2048w, https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ZeroAvia-PowerFuel-process-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><audio src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Final-Proof-Blog-ZeroAvia-FutureFlightKH.mp3\"><\/audio><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>ZeroAvia Inc. and Universal Hydrogen Co. \u2013 Hydrogen Technology Demonstrator Flights set to start in the First Quarter of 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong><em>An article in FutureFlight by Charles Alcock*&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Final-Proof2-Blog-ZeroAvia-FutureFlightKH.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.4\">The first flights of a pair of hydrogen-powered technology demonstrators are now set to happen early in 2023. As 2022 drew to a close, rivals&nbsp;<strong>ZeroAvia Inc.&nbsp;<\/strong>et&nbsp;<strong>Universal Hydrogen Co.<\/strong>&nbsp;were making final preparations to begin their respective flight tests with Dornier 228 and Bombardier Dash 8-300 twin turboprop regional airliners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.4\">On 23 December 2022, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued a permit to fly for ZeroAvia\u2019s 19-seat Dornier 228, which has been involved in ground tests at Kemble Airport in England for several months. One of the aircraft\u2019s Honeywell TPE-331 turboprop engines has been replaced with the U.S. based start-up\u2019s hydrogen-electric powertrain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.4\">ZeroAvia, which has received funding from the UK\u2019s \u201cHyFlyer II\u201d program, is aiming to have finalised the production configuration for the ZA600 propulsion system by the end of 2023. The company is aiming to have the first aircraft converted under supplemental type certificates and in commercial service during 2025. It has reported \u201cpre-orders\u201d for 1,500 of the 600 kW engines and has been working with airlines preparing to begin operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.4\">The permit from the CAA was issued under the aviation safety agency\u2019s Part 21 rules, which are more stringent than the experimental conditions that applied to ZeroAvia\u2019s earlier tests with a six-seat Piper Malibu aircraft that started in 2020. That aircraft crashed during a flight in April 2021, with the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch\u2019s report identifying errors in operational procedures for inverter lockouts causing a sudden loss of power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><em>ZeroAvia Inc. Corporate website \u2013&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeroavia.com\/\"><em>https:\/\/www.zeroavia.com\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ZeroAvia Inc. YouTube Videos home page \u2013&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ZeroAvia\"><em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ZeroAvia<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Universal Hydrogen Corporation aims to convert larger aircraft&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.4\">Like ZeroAvia, Universal Hydrogen also aimed to start flying its technology demonstrator by the end of 2022. In mid-December, the U.S. company confirmed to FutureFlight that the first flight with a converted Dash 8 had been rescheduled for January, following taxi tests to be conducted just before the holiday season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.4\">\u201cRegarding timing, the integration of the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain into the flight test aircraft took somewhat longer than anticipated,\u201d said a spokesperson for Universal Hydrogen. \u201cIntegration is now complete and the aircraft is undergoing ground testing. We aim for taxi tests before the holidays and the first flight in January 2023.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.4\">Universal Hydrogen\u2019s business plan calls for it to start delivering converted 70-seat ATR72 and ATR 42 twin turboprops in 2025, provided approval is given by the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). The company also intends to produce hydrogen-powered versions of the 50-seat Dash 8 aircraft and has reported provisional orders for both types which will be manufactured at its facility in New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Universal Hydrogen Co. Corporate website \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hydrogen.aero\/\">https:\/\/hydrogen.aero\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Universal Hydrogen Co. YouTube Videos home page \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UniversalHydrogenCo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UniversalHydrogenCo<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZeroAvia Inc. and Universal Hydrogen Co. \u2013 Hydrogen Technology Demonstrator Flights set to start in the First Quarter of 2023 An article in FutureFlight by Charles Alcock*&nbsp; The first flights of a pair of hydrogen-powered technology demonstrators are now set to happen early in 2023. 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