2023年3月13日 · Largest hydrogen regional airliner Lightning McClean has successfully completed its historic first test flight in the US. - Copyright Universal Hydrogen. The test flight of an adapted...

2023年3月3日 · The firm an an ATR 72 aircraft – nicknamed Lightning McClean – that had been specially converted with one of its turboprop engines swapped for a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. Universal Hydrogen was founded in 2020 with the aim of developing fuel cell systems that could be retrofitted to existing planes.

2023年3月3日 · The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL. The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a two-year flight test campaign expected to culminate in 2025 with entry into passenger service of ...

2023年3月15日 · The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a two-year flight test campaign expected to culminate in 2025 with entry into passenger service of ATR 72...

2023年5月4日 · In April 2023, Universal Hydrogen reached a major milestone with the first successful flight of a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. Universal Hydrogen’s De Havilland Dash 8-300 hydrogen fuel cell-powered testbed, fondly nicknamed Lightning McClean, flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL.

2024年1月23日 · Universal Hydrogen has completed the first flight of a 40 seat regional aeroplane powered by hydrogen fuel cell power. The ATR 72 regional aircraft was converted to run on hydrogen.

2023年3月3日 · The startup based in Lon Angeles had altered the plane’s (ATR 72) powertrain by replacing one of its two turbine motors with a hydrogen fuel-cell electric engine.

2023年3月9日 · Universal Hydrogen Co. has flown a 40-passenger regional airliner partially using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The aircraft, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL.

2023年6月3日 · Named Lightning McCLean, this 40-seat retrofitted ATR 72* flew for 15 minutes from Grant County Airport (Washington State), USA. Universal Hydrogen had a special permit from the FAA, the US regulatory authority. This flight was the first of a two-year campaign.

The 40-passenger De Havilland DHC-8-300 (“Dash 8-300”) – dubbed “Lightning McClean” – circled for 15 minutes over Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington state. The flight took place with a special permit from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).