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Alaska Airlines and ZeroAvia developing world’s largest zero-emission aircraft

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Alaska Airlines has partnered with ZeroAvia to retrofit a Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, in a move to advance zero-emissions flight technology.

The 76-seat Q400, previously retired by Alaska Airlines’ regional carrier Horizon Air, has been painted with a special livery to reflect the new partnership.

ZeroAvia unveiled its multi-megawatt modular electric motor system, HyperCore, which paves the way for hydrogen-electric engines for Dash 8 and similar airframes. Aligning ZeroAvia’s powertrain with the Dash 8-400 airframe will create a commercially viable zero-emission aircraft with fuel cell engine technology around five times more powerful than what has been demonstrated to date.

This post was published on 1 May 2023 22:59

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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