Dovetail Runs Fuel Cell For King Air Flight Tests

Dovetail Electric Aviation
Dovetail is planning to convert the Beechcraft King Air to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Credit: Dovetail Electric Aviation
SINGAPORE—Dovetail Electric Aviation, a Spanish-Australian company, has begun tests of an integrated hydrogen fuel-cell powerplant targeted at flight tests on a modified Beechcraft King Air. The company, which is focused first on developing a battery-electric propulsion retrofit for the Cessna...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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