H2FLY Sets Hydrogen-Electric Flight World Record

HY4 becomes the first hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft to fly above 7,000 feet and complete a flight between two major airports.

Ashley Barajas

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 12:46 PM ET

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H2Fly’s four-seat HY4 aircraft is being used as a test platform for further development of hydrogen-electric propulsion systems. [Courtesy: H2FLY]

Key Takeaways:

H2FLY's HY4 aircraft set a new world record for hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft by flying at an altitude of 7,230 feet.
The HY4 also completed the first flight of a hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft between two major commercial airports (Stuttgart and Friedrichshafen).
These achievements mark significant progress in developing zero-emission, hydrogen-powered flight, with H2FLY using the HY4 as a test platform for a planned 40-seat hydrogen-electric aircraft by 2025.

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H2FLY, a Stuttgart-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell technologies for aircraft, says it set a world record last week for hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft when its demonstrator aircraft, the HY4 flew at an altitude of 7,230 feet.

The company also said it successfully completed a flight between Stuttgart and Friedrichshafen on April 12. This feat marks the first time a hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft has been piloted between two major airports.