More awesome footage of our first test flight of the world's largest hydrogen fuel cell powered airliner last week (yes it's green hydrogen, no it's not the Hindenburg)
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Paul Eremenko
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Paul Eremenko
@PaulEremenko
Co-founder and CEO @p_1_ai. Former CEO of @Universal_H2, CTO of @Airbus & @UTC. Also at @DARPA, @Google, @Moto. Trying to get us to the singularity.
Las Vegas, NV
Joined May 2015
- 📣 During February, I am going to do a Twitter marathon--daily posts on why green hydrogen is the ideal energy source for many forms of mobility (aviation foremost) & @Universal_H2's journey to first flight of the world's largest fuel cell ✈️. Looking forward to your comments!
- So this happened today.. first test flight of the world's biggest hydrogen fuel cell airliner, powered by green hydrogen. It's been a very long, epic day. More deets tomorrow!
00:00 - Here's a fun little mini-documentary on the first flight of the largest airplane ever to fly on hydrogen fuel cells. This was last month—March 2—in Moses Lake, WA. I hope you feel and share in the excitement of the day. It was one for the history books.
00:00 - Meanwhile in Moses Lake (MWH), the hydrogen engine is slowly coming alive. Cockpit vibe is feeling a little steampunk 🚂🖥️😅 Happy Friday!
00:00 - (1/3) Aviation traffic volumes have consistently doubled every 15 years since the birth of the jet age. Aircraft efficiency improvements have been incremental (approximately 30 years doubling time) and have not kept pace with this exponential growth in traffic.
- I am pleased to share that we completed first taxi tests and have been issued an FAA experimental airworthiness certificate, clearing us for the first flight of the world's largest (by far) hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft
00:00 - A short explainer (narrated by yours truly) on how a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for a regional airliner works.. see it in flight very very soon!
00:00 - This is what the future of hydrogen aviation looks like. Modular delivery of hydrogen using existing cargo handling infrastructure means every airport is hydrogen-ready. This is how @Universal_H2 will bring hydrogen to passenger service in the 50+ seat regional segment by 2025.
00:00 - Thank you Twitter for voting hydrogen airplanes as the reader's choice for @techreview 's 11th breakthrough technology for 2023!
- (1/2) Recent demo in Toulouse of airport handling of modular hydrogen capsules to power converted ATR72 regional aircraft with a true zero emissions fuel. You can get 1,000 km range on two of these modules which displace three rows of seats. Entry into passenger service in 2025.
00:00 - we are looking for a frontend super swe and a UI designer who want to invent and build a new interaction model for AI engineering agents. if you are an imaginative, generational talent, please send me a DM with a link to something remarkable you've built or designed.. 🧵
