Australian hydrogen-powered eVTOL under development

BTN News
Monday, 20 May 2024

Australian startup AMSL Aero says it has received an order from AirLink and it could be flying regional passengers on 'Vertiia', a hydrogen powered electric aircraft, by 2027.


Its under-development battery would give the plane a range of 1,000 kilometres.

AirLink said the purchase was part of its plan to be net zero by 2050.

Vertiia is believed to be the first Australian-made aircraft to apply for AAM-type certification through the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

In a statement, CASA manager of aircraft certification Klaus Schwerdtfeger said: "Nobody's done this in Australia ever. It will be breaking new ground." 
Testing is already under way near Wellington, New South Wales.

AirLink says the plane could first be deployed on freight and charter flight services before being introduced on scheduled flights between Dubbo, Walgett, Bourke and Lightning Ridge.

The Vertiia design uses eight motors pointed vertically for take-off and landing that rotate to a horizontal position when at cruising altitudes.

AMSL Aero hopes to be the first long-range eVTOL to market using hydrogen.
 
AMSL Aero is also developing its own 'uncrewed aircraft' after receiving a A$3 million grant from the Australian federal government's Cooperative Research Centre program to build a drone version of Vertiia for aerial firefighting.

Australian hydrogen-powered eVTOL under development

BTN News
Monday, 20 May 2024

Australian startup AMSL Aero says it has received an order from AirLink and it could be flying regional passengers on 'Vertiia', a hydrogen powered electric aircraft, by 2027.


Its under-development battery would give the plane a range of 1,000 kilometres.

AirLink said the purchase was part of its plan to be net zero by 2050.

Vertiia is believed to be the first Australian-made aircraft to apply for AAM-type certification through the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

In a statement, CASA manager of aircraft certification Klaus Schwerdtfeger said: "Nobody's done this in Australia ever. It will be breaking new ground." 
Testing is already under way near Wellington, New South Wales.

AirLink says the plane could first be deployed on freight and charter flight services before being introduced on scheduled flights between Dubbo, Walgett, Bourke and Lightning Ridge.

The Vertiia design uses eight motors pointed vertically for take-off and landing that rotate to a horizontal position when at cruising altitudes.

AMSL Aero hopes to be the first long-range eVTOL to market using hydrogen.
 
AMSL Aero is also developing its own 'uncrewed aircraft' after receiving a A$3 million grant from the Australian federal government's Cooperative Research Centre program to build a drone version of Vertiia for aerial firefighting.