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A hydrogen-powered aircraft just completed its longest test flight yet — a zero-emission engine that burns hydrogen instead of a drop of jet fuel

On April 4, 2026, a 7.5-tonne unmanned cargo aircraft lifted off from Zhuzhou, a manufacturing hub in China’s Hunan province, and flew for 16 minutes without burning a single drop of jet fuel. The ...

Crash closes part of Woodman Drive in Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) — A stretch of Woodman Drive will be closed Friday after a crash near a local Kroger. According to ...
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100% hydrogen-powered jet engine from Rolls-Royce reaches full power in landmark test

A major milestone in the race toward sustainable aviation has been achieved after a ...

Japan team has 1st successful engine test for Mach 5 aircraft, eyeing 2 hour trips to US

TOKYO -- A Japanese research team has conducted the country's first successful combustion test of a ramjet engine for an experimental Mach 5 aircraft.･･･ ...
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It looked like a small Japanese test, but it points to a much bigger race to put hypersonic planes on commercial routes

Japan has taken a serious step into the hypersonic race with a hydrogen-fueled ramjet test that pushed a small experimental aircraft into conditions equivalent to Mach 5. In April 2026, Waseda ...