European aerospace giant Airbus has revealed a new design for its upcoming fully electric, hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft. powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The single-aisle plane now has four engines, rather than six, each powered by their own fuel cell stack.

The reworked design comes after the news that the ZEROe will be in our skies later than Airbus hoped.

The plan was to launch a zero-emission aircraft by 2035, but now the next-generation single-aisle aircraft is slated to enter service in the second half of the 2030s.

Airbus has spent years evaluating different hydrogen propulsion methods, including turbofan, turboprop, and blended-wing body designs using hydrogen combustion.

After extensive research and testing, the company has selected fuel cell technology as the best option.

Unlike combustion engines, hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, producing only water as a byproduct.

These engines will receive hydrogen from two liquid hydrogen tanks, stored cryogenically at extremely low temperatures.
Airbus believes this setup will provide the most efficient and scalable solution for future hydrogen-powered commercial aviation.

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