The Flight Plan to Emission Free Aviation
summary
A bespoke hydrogen powerplant delivers 200 kW modular fuel cell (~270 hp) scalable to 1 MW, paired with an electric motor and liquid cooling, integrated into a single‑engine airframe with wing‑stored liquid hydrogen tanks. Lab iron‑bird and ground tests run at 200–500 V, prototyping in a 2,000 ft² shop with an in‑house machine shop. Demonstrator claims 300+ mile range, low noise and zero carbon; flight test campaign is scheduled for summer after Air Force‑funded validation.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:30The engineer makes Sci Fi a reality
- 7:51Our carbon footprint is on the rise
- 9:42Reinvent transportation
- 15:33Green hydrogen production & use
- 20:52Hydroplane video
- 23:58Evolutionary use cases for electric flight
- 27:35How hydrogen fuel cells work
- 29:12PEM fuel cell video
- 32:14Mission: Protium demonstrator aircraft
- 34:59Powerplant integration
- 38:06The future
- 39:20Outro
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