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Hy-Bird,
a “zero carbon” development aircraft which its manufacturers claim will
be the first all-electric powered aeroplane on the market, is scheduled
to fly around the world and star in a Leonardo DiCaprio film.
The environmentally-friendly design is being developed and refined by LISA Airplanes which specialises in high technology projects and is based near Chambéry/Aix airport in France.
Erick Herzberger, president of LISA Airplanes, says that Hy-Bird uses only solar energy and hydrogen. “Photovoltaic cells affixed on the wings supply sufficient energy for the take off and a fuel cell fuels the aircraft for cruise flight,” he adds. “It is solely powered by an electric engine and will be the first aeroplane that does not emit any greenhouse gas and is completely silent.”
Hy-Bird: An ambitious project
The "Hy-Bird" project plans to fly around the world with a 100% clean electric airplane powered only by renewable energies: solar energy and hydrogen.
Indeed, photovoltaic cells affixed on the wing and on the horizontal tail will supply sufficient energy for the take off and for on-board power supply. Besides, a fuel cell will fuel the aircraft for cruise flight. An electric engine (more silent than heat engines) will propel Hy-Bird.
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