The world’s first eVTOL aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen is presented: the promised flight range is 1850 km
Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The model, called Sirius Jet, is capable of flying a record 1850 km at a speed of up to 520 km/h on a single charge.
It uses liquid hydrogen as a fuel, which does not produce any harmful emissions into the atmosphere at all, the creators claim. Vertical takeoff from the site is carried out using 20 electric propellers with a diameter of 30 cm each.
Sirius Jet will be produced in two versions: Sirius Business Jet with a capacity of up to 3 passengers (it can fly up to 1850 km without refueling) and Sirius Millenium Jet with a capacity of up to 5 passengers.
In the latter, some of the fuel tanks are replaced by seats, so the flight range is reduced to 1045 km. But even this is enough to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco, from London to Berlin, or from Beijing to Seoul, for example.
