Companies from the UK and South Korea are using the experience of Rolls-Royce in aviation and the experience of Hyundai Motor in the field of power plants using alternative energy sources. The plan is ambitious - the first hydrogen aircraft should take to the air by 2025.
The collaboration between Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor was announced at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK.
It will be a medium-sized vehicle for regional - city-to-city - freight and passenger traffic. If all goes according to plan, full operation of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) hydrogen vehicle could begin in the 2030s.
The advantages of using a hydrogen fuel cell system in an all-electric aircraft propulsion system is that it is a quiet and reliable on-board power source with zero emissions. In addition, the system provides scalability in terms of power, as well as flight range.
Source: Hyundai