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China touts "water-powered" plane test, but it's hydrogen propulsion

On April 4, 2026, a 7.5-ton unmanned cargo plane lifted off from Lusong Airport in Zhuzhou, a mid-sized industrial city in China’s Hunan province, and flew for 16 minutes on nothing but compressed ...

China flew a 7.5-ton unmanned hydrogen cargo plane, and the test hints at a cleaner future for heavy aviation

China successfully test-flew a 7.5-ton hydrogen cargo drone. See how this megawatt-class engine could change heavy aviation’s future.
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Joint Venture to Speed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Jet Engine

Airbus and MTU Aero Engines are partnering to accelerate the development hydrogen fuel cell technology, jet engine design, ...

World’s first hydrogen aircraft engine: Airbus and MTU begin developing next-generation clean aviation technology

Hydrogen-powered flight has often been discussed as one of aviation's possible long-term answers to cutting emissions, but ...

China flies a 7.5-ton hydrogen cargo plane, and the test turns clean aviation into a heavy-lift race

While much of the world is still watching oil prices with one eye on the gas pump and the other on the next shipping bill, China has flown a heavy unmanned cargo airplane using a hydrogen turboprop ...

Rolls-Royce pushed a 100% hydrogen jet engine to full power, and the hardest part of clean flight may be hiding inside the engine

This was not a one-off experiment built for a headline. The hydrogen work followed a staged path, beginning in 2022 when easyJet and Rolls-Royce ran a modern AE2100 aircraft engine on 100% green ...