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Destinus reports successful test flight of world’s first hypersonic hydrogen-powered jet

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Last updated: 2023/06/05 at 9:52 PM
EV-a2zm Published June 3, 2023 3 Min Read
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European aerospace startup Destinus proudly announced the successful test flight of its Jungfrau (Destinus-1) prototype using a hydrogen-fueled afterburner.

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What’s so special about this technology?What’s next?

This is the future – The hypersonic hydrogen-powered jet @destinusaero aiming to cut flights from Europe to Australia to just 4 hours.
Drawn with love! ✈️#Destinus #HypersSonic #hydrogenpoweredjet #furure #aviation #DestinusAero #passengerjet #drawing #hypersonictravel #artist pic.twitter.com/bVNcuAIAKN

— Aircraft Arts By Dima (@AircraftBy) May 27, 2023

The company’s press release published on June 1 noted that Jungfrau’s numerous test flights at an unnamed airport around Munich on May 24, 2023, honored the world’s first-ever hydrogen afterburner tech inflight deployment.

“This achievement represents a major leap forward in aerospace technology. The successful flight with hydrogen afterburners demonstrates the potential for future high-performance propulsion systems that are highly efficient and reduce carbon emissions, as a part of Destinus’ ambition to develop hypersonic aircraft powered by hydrogen.” 

Destinus Founder and CEO Mikhail Kokorich

✈️ 16,000 kilometers in 4 hours: a new hypersonic aircraft was introduced in Switzerland

The Swiss startup Destinus has presented a prototype of an aircraft that could become a new chapter in the history of aviation – it is much faster than existing analogues.

Now the flight… pic.twitter.com/7KtSWVIqM3

— Lew Anno Suport #Ukraine 24/2-22 (@anno1540) April 9, 2023

What’s so special about this technology?

Destinus’ engineering team internally designed and developed the afterburner. Then, they incorporated it with an already existing jet turbine engine.

Afterburners, which are supplementary combustion units that raise thrust levels by infusing more fuel, are a common feature of fighter aircraft. In this case, gaseous hydrogen is applied into the exhaust stream to support faster speeds and ascent rates.

4/ The first aircraft, capable of carrying 25 passengers up to 7,500km, will be ready by the decade's end. Destinus has been testing its prototype aircraft for the past couple of years, with successful test flights of its second prototype announced last year. pic.twitter.com/jTRZ3chYJn

— Chanuka Nadun Perera (@mr_demonlk) April 24, 2023

Furthermore, the development period for Destinus’ clean, hypersonic jet will hasten by combining hydrogen with conventional jet fuel. For those unaware, hydrogen simply releases heat and water vapor, not carbon dioxide or nitrogen oxide.

According to the company, the unmanned Jungfrau prototype performed multiple flights around the airport. It apparently reached about 155 mph speeds. Although that is much slower than the 3,000 mph speed at which hypersonic flight starts, Kokorich said the testing “showcased the functionality and efficiency of hydrogen afterburners in real-world conditions.”

What’s next?

Destinus would not yet pursue a bigger prototype jet despite its first success with the afterburners. The company is apparently proceeding cautiously as it plans to launch the “world’s first supersonic drone powered by hydrogen” in 2024. Interestingly, it plans to introduce its technologies at the Paris Airshow in June, including the Destinus-3, Jungfrau (Destinus-1), and Eiger (Destinus-2).

Notably, the company’s ultimate objective is to develop an aircraft that can transport people and products across the globe in hours. According to Destinus, a hypersonic flight from Memphis to Tokyo will only take three hours and fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, the trip to Frankfurt will be one hour shorter.

Destinus completed a successful test flight of a prototype at the end of last year.

The aircraft would be kitted out with hydrogen-fuelled air-breathing turbojet engines! pic.twitter.com/UJTWUSjDxM

— Thor Torrens (@ThorTorrens) May 29, 2023

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  • Universal Hydrogen receives FAA certification for hydrogen-powered aircraft
  • Unveiling of the largest electric cargo aircraft in the world and its range
  • ZeroAvia completes first test flight of the world’s biggest hydrogen-electric aircraft
  • Demand for Eviation electric aircraft continues to rise
  • Can aircraft jet engines be replaced by hydrogen fuel-cell technology?

Indeed, this innovation would advance Destinus’s position at the aerospace development vanguard.

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