ZeroAvia: Dornier II First Flight
ZeroAvia made history with the first flight of its Dornier 228 testbed aircraft.
With the prototype ZA600 hydrogen-electric engine powering the left side of the aircraft, this milestone moment is a major step towards certification of the world's first practical zero-emission engines for commercial aviation by 2025. We are building a path to a more connected world by delivering truly green flight.
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Four Delta Three, contact Jersey Radar. Four Nine Tango, contact Tower, we'll make just advised. Zero Alpha, we're reaching runway one, entering back to runway 2-6. Zero Alpha Two for Alpha One.
Enter back runway 2-6 for Zero Alpha Two for Alpha One. Zero radar. We humans can build something great, can solve big problems, and can do actions that bring the future in a positive direction. This first flight is very important for the company, and I would argue, very important for the industry overall.
I want my children to look back at us, look back at this time, and be able to say that my dad did as much as possible to solve the problems that we had at the time, and now we live in a better place. Neil Armstrong said, "This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." What we're doing now is not just for mankind, but it's also for the planet. Fuel cells are not just a dream.
It's not just an idea. It's really real. We're going to go bigger, better. Pretty soon, passengers flying in zero emission aircraft.
Flight controls are full and free. Doors and windows door light now. Takeoff brief is complete. You ready?
Zero Alpha, runway 2-6, the wind 320 at 5 knots. Takeoff at your discretion. Gear is up. Passing 500.
Zero Alpha is downwind full stops, level 2,000 feet. 120 knots. Zero Alpha, runway 2-6. Land at your discretion, the wind 280 at five knots.
Visibility is still really good. Our power's gone high. We're simultaneously reducing. Engine performed spectacularly.
Everything that we predicted would happen would happen, and we're happy that our engineering is right. We always knew it was going to fly. It's a question of when. This is a team effort for us in ZeroAvia.
You take one of those people out, and we wouldn't have achieved it. It's a big message to the world, to the ecosystem of hydrogen. We made it. It was difficult yesterday, but now we did it.
So let's continue on the journey.
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