A380 Testbed Will Analyze Efficiency, Engine Emissions in Flight

CFM and Airbus have announced a joint demonstration aircraft aimed at testing next-generation hydrogen tech. Using the element as the basis for a sustainable fuel system has long been a goal in the industry, but until recent breakthroughs in storage and processing were made, it remained little more than a futuristic curiosity. Now, with investor interest higher than ever in sustainable, green fuels and the industrial backbone to create necessary liquid hydrogen in the works, the time is right for CFM to work with Airbus and complete a direct combustion engine. Should development proceed smoothly, the firms expect an entry into commercial service by 2035.