News / Next-gen hydrogen aircraft designed with huge range, but belly cargo will suffer

The UK government-funded FlyZero project is eyeing hydrogen as the main driver of carbon-neutral passenger flight, but it is likely there will be some unhappy implications for belly freight, one of  the main revenue streams for carriers.

The concept aircraft, a midsize hydrogen-powered jet, was revealed this week at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).

Despite the challenges of using hydrogen as a fuel – including energy density many times lower than conventional jet fuel – the ATI claims the aircraft would be ...