Antares: A motorised glider that can take off using fuel-cell propulsion
Antares: A motorised glider that can take off using fuel-cell propulsion
The Antares DLR-H2 is a research aircraft developed as a collaboration between DLR and Lange Aviation GmbH. Its propulsion system is substantially based on the Antares 20E self-launching motorglider, which has been in production for several years. Two additional external pods, housing the fuel cell system and the hydrogen tanks, have been added underneath the specially strengthened wings. Antares is the first aircraft to be able to take off using only the energy from fuel cells.
