The Allplane Podcast #120 - latest in hydrogen aviation with Josef Kallo (H2FLY)
Josef Kallo is a true sustainable aviation pioneer. He was already working on hydrogen-powered aircraft back in 2013, when few outside a small circle had heard about sustainable aviation or alternative propulsion technologies.
Fast forward to 2021 and H2FLY, the company he has been leading for over a decade, made headlines after being acquired by Joby Aviation, one of the forerunners in the advanced air mobility race.
During all this time, H2FLY has been steadily and quietly making strides in the field of hydrogen propulsion and, in September 2023, it made history be being the first to fly an aircraft on liquid hydrogen, a technology that poses some interesting technology challenges.
What is H2FLY currently working on? What is the future of hydrogen-powered aviation? What role is H2FLY going to play in also powering the eVTOL revolution?
Tune in for an in-depth conversation with one of the world’s leading experts in hydrogen aviation, Josef Kallo!
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Things we talk about in this episode
What is H2FLY
Why H2FLY is a hydrogen aviation pioneer
Technical challenges of using liquid hydrogen as fuel
The acquisition by Joby and perspectives for hydrogen in advanced air mobility
Project MAHEPA and Project HEAVEN
Next milestones for H2FLY
Picture: H2FLY
Podcast Music: Five Armies by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3762-five-armies
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Interview Transcript:
(please note that, although we strive to make it as close as possible to the original recording, the transcript may not be 100% accurate)