Airbus Starts Hydrogen-Powered Blue Condor Flight Tests

Blue Condor
Credit: Airbus
Plans by Airbus UpNext—the aircraft maker’s technology innovation arm—to research the impact of hydrogen on contrail formation under its Blue Condor project have taken a major step forward with the start of flight tests of a modified glider powered by a hydrogen-fueled turbojet. The modified Arcus-J...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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