Just maidened our hydrogen-electric, Dragonfly V
Cape Town, South Africa
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The lumo colours weren't just for show. The single and double bars on the wing help our test pilot easily identify whether the aircraft is coming or going. The undersides of the wing are the same, but in red so he can tell whether he is looking at the wings upper or under surface
In 2008 some friends and I decided to see if we could develop a rudimentary fuel cell from scratch! And to our delight it worked! A few years later, with funding from TIA and together with HySA Catalysis and UCT, we built a high perormance 250W stack. More to follow...
In 2006 I first discovered fuel cells. I orderded a $100 fuel cell from fuelcellstore.com to see if it was real. To my surprise. it was! I immediately thought of aviation! Can we electrically power aircraft with the lightest substance in the universe I wondered...?
We're engaging with our clients on aircraft lease options. We need financiers to fund the clients' aircraft over a 5 year period. Recommendations for those with competitive rates and flexibility are appreciated.
Thank you @Eskom_SA for coming out in the Thunderstorm, crazy wind and rain and restoring power to the Plett Airport Rd Area, in less than 30min. Superb!
Good news, our Dragonfly V aircraft has taken flight!
#FuelCellAircraft #ElectricFlight #MaidenFlight #FuelCell #Aviation
ventureburn.com/2023/03/drag…
FlyH2's #DragonflyV aircraft make it out the field today for taxi tests! Passed with flying colours! Flight tests are imminent!
We're in Abu Dhabi this week, showcasing our progress at the World Future Energy Summit. The Hydrogen Hub Specifically. Talking Monday 16 @ 10h30 local time and then again on Wednesday 18 at 13h00 local. Come visit us. #WFES2023
Our team in Cape Town decided that gray is not the right colour for test flying and decided to add some colour.
#FlyH2 #DragonflyV #UAV #UAS #RPAS #Drone #FuelCell #Hydrogen #ElectricAviation #HydrogenFuelCell #FuelCellAircraft
Today FlyH2 was featured as the lead article on VentureBurn.
ventureburn.com/2022/06/flyh…
I have successfully completed my application for the Africa's Business Heroes Prize Competition! I am on my way to becoming the next Africa's Business Hero!
Follow the Heroes' journey at:
africabusinessheroes.org
#RealHeroesDontQuit #ABH2022 #ABHAppCompleted #ItsAfricanTime
FlyH2 is watching this closely.
New Cesium releases!
CesiumJS 1.94 is now available with rendering issues on iOS fixed, more support for ModelExperimental, and model animation control.
Cesium for Unreal 1.14.0 is out with fixes & also runs on macOS & iOS on UE5.
Details & download:
cesium.com/blog/2022/06/01/c…
The Dragonfly V has a 5.5m wingspan. We're rapid prototyping it with a new manufacturing technique where we first sandwitch the spars into the foam and then cut the wing profile out.
#FlyH2 #DragonflyV #WingDesign #Manufacturing #RPAS #Drone #Aircraft
FlyH2 has access to a #RPAS Operators Certificate (#ROC) from #SACAA through #GreenflyAviation. This allows us to test Dragonfly V legally in South Africa. Greenfly will perform #DragonflyV's test flights. We're looking for #RPL pilots to join our team? Anyone? Please share!
In preparation for test flying @flyh2's large #DragonflyV #RPAS, I'm pulling out my dusty #RC trainers. Going to renew my #RPL #DronePilotsLicense, and renew my membership with #SAMAA and #AeroclubSA. Anyone keen on flying with me?
ALT Discovery RC Trainer
ALT FMS RC Trainer
#DragonflyV's wingbox has been #CNC cut from aluminium. It consists of only 2 pieces and connects the wing to the fuselage. Great work by #CarbideCNC.
#AviorLabs created a flight dynamics model specially for #DragonflyV. It was then run in Avior's Universal Simulation Environment, where we can literally fly it with a RC remote and it behaves like it would in real life. Mark is going to start practicing for the maiden flight!
