UK aviation company Hybrid Air Vehicles has updated its "flying bum" Airlander 10 hybrid airship concept with a lower-carbon version featuring electric motors powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
The latest version of the airship will produce "75 per cent fewer emissions than conventional aircraft in similar roles," the company claimed.The aircraft, which will be able to carry 100 passengers on short-haul routes when it goes into production, will still feature two diesel engines.
But Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said a fully electric version could be available by 2030.
The Airlander 10 went viral in 2016 when photographs released of its test flight earned it the nickname of the "flying bum". Subsequent redesigns have made it svelter and less peach-shaped.
Hybrid airships combine features of both traditional lighter-than-air airships and aeroplanes, which are heavier than air and achieve lift via aerodynamic wings and powerful engines - link - India Block - link - more like this - link
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