The 107-foot plane, designed for shorter distance flights, holds 76 seats with a max range of just slightly more than 1,100 nautical miles. Once development is completed, the two companies will have created the world’s largest zero-emission aircraft.
is retrofitting a Bombardier Q400 plane with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in an effort to expand the reach and applicability of zero emissions flight technology.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, and Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers were a part of the public announcement alongside Alaska and ZeroAvia.“This is a great step forward in aviation innovation to help create a new future of flight – right here at home,” said Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci during the announcement.
ZeroAvia is currently developing an electric motor that the company claimed is one of three key building blocks for enabling hydrogen fuel cell engines for larger aircraft. ZeroAvia debuted its multi-megawatt modular electric motor system as a 1.8MW prototype configuration at the event.
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