Testing is underway for a hydrogen-powered electric aircraft developed by Australian startup, AMSL Aero.Hydrogen fuel cell technology is expected to feature in the federal government's Aviation White Paper.Battery technology is not yet able to power even the smallest aircraft beyond 200 kilometres, and in Australia, that is hardly worth the effort.
"Using hydrogen is a game-changer for us, we can get up to 1,000km flight distance and that's what we need for the work we do," he said.The next decade of aviation policy will be outlined with the release of the federal government's Aviation White Paper later this year.were net zero emissions and accessibility for regional and remote communities, both of which could be supported by aircraft known as Advanced Air Mobility services.
AirLink plans to initially rollout Vertiia for its freight and charter flight services, with a view of later introducing the hydrogen-powered aircraft for its scheduled service flying Dubbo, Walgett, Bourke and Lightning Ridge. Co-founder and chief engineer Andrew Moore took inspiration from another Australian inventor while developing the Vertiia's box-wing design."It's an evolution of the box kite which Lawrence Hargrave invented, and it's one of the oldest, funnily enough," he said.
"Nearly all other eVTOL are focused on electric batteries which have a shorter range to serve the urban air mobility market like Manhattan, or that Silicon Valley-to-San Francisco route," Ms Lyndon said.