Engineers are developing a plane on hydrogen: it will fly from Europe to Australia in 4 hours

According to Interest Engineering, Swiss company Destinus is developing a hydrogen fuel-powered passenger plane that can fly at supersonic speeds.

This aircraft, a passenger plane called the Eiger, can reduce the flight time from Europe to Australia from 20 hours to 4 hours. The Eiger is the second prototype of the aircraft, which was successfully tested at the end of 2022.

Destinus is currently working with the Spanish Ministry of Science, which supports the development of supersonic hydrogen-powered flight. Destinus has received research and development grants for its aircraft under the Aviation Technology Plan funded by the European Recovery Funds. The project also includes other companies, technology centers and universities in Spain.

Hydrogen energy is the subject of many research and development due to its environmental friendliness. Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have created 3D-printed catalysts that can fly at speeds up to 5 times the speed of sound. Perhaps its improvements will be used in the production of the Eiger aircraft. And if the scientists are successful, as they have planned, by 2030 humanity will have the opportunity to make a super-fast trip, for example, from London to New York in just 90 minutes.

Destinus claims its planes can travel up to 20,000 km and carry 50 passengers. The company’s engineers plan to improve the design and functionality of its aircraft, as well as to create its modifications for different purposes.

Previously Focus wrote that an aircraft with the best aerodynamics in the world has already been created: it would also receive a hydrogen engine.