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Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter Takes Flight With People Aboard

Check out the first piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, a major milestone toward sustainable aviation. 0:00 Historic First Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter Flight 0:22 How Hydrogen Fuel Works and Safety Protocols 1:10 Learning from History: Avoiding Another Hindenburg 1:40 Engineering Challenges: Cooling Pods and Weight 1:57 Mission Profile: Sustainable Organ Delivery 2:23 Hydrogen vs. Batteries in Aviation 3:11…

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Check out the first piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, a major milestone toward sustainable aviation.

0:00 Historic First Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter Flight
0:22 How Hydrogen Fuel Works and Safety Protocols
1:10 Learning from History: Avoiding Another Hindenburg
1:40 Engineering Challenges: Cooling Pods and Weight
1:57 Mission Profile: Sustainable Organ Delivery
2:23 Hydrogen vs. Batteries in Aviation
3:11 The Roadmap to Widespread Adoption

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15 Comments

  1. @SwissAntiviralTV

    June 7, 2026 at 8:02 am

    I don’t care how much money I have. I will never ride that helicopter 🚁 looks too dangerous

    • @BobHill-s2c

      June 7, 2026 at 11:14 am

      It’s a Robinson – they fall like flies. 😂

    • @RandomCuriositiesToday

      June 7, 2026 at 7:23 pm

      You won’t ride in a helicopter, but you’ll ride in a pressurized aluminum tube with wings in very explosive jet fuel you make no sense😂

  2. @barrydraper

    June 7, 2026 at 8:45 am

    If we can make this a safe & efficient technology, it would be very cool! The “Toyota Mirai” has been in production and proven in the automobile sector since 2014, although still only available in California due to the limited number of hydrogen fueling stations. It is very doable…

    • @ssuwandi3240

      June 7, 2026 at 9:32 am

      Hydrogen is very unstable, so the insurance will be 100 times for your double service

  3. @LoveFactorySweatShop

    June 7, 2026 at 10:44 am

    0:16 he was not suicidal

  4. @BobHill-s2c

    June 7, 2026 at 11:13 am

    Now…where do you get cheap, sustainable and green hydrogen?

  5. @Paisley-Zid

    June 7, 2026 at 11:52 am

    If we can make this a safe & efficient technology, it would be very cool! The “Toyota Mirai” has been in production and proven in the automobile sector since 2014, although still only available in California due to the limited number of hydrogen fueling stations. It is very doable… ….

    • @Scott-sx1bf

      June 7, 2026 at 1:38 pm

      “Very doable” is not true. There is a reason why storage and distribution is lacking. Hydrogen is the smallest molecule. It will always leak. The analogy would be trying to store, distribute, and pump gasoline in materials made of window screen.

  6. @Scott-sx1bf

    June 7, 2026 at 1:35 pm

    What could possibly go wrong?! 🤦‍♂️

    • @spektred

      June 7, 2026 at 8:39 pm

      💥 💀

  7. @urbanstrencan

    June 7, 2026 at 1:46 pm

    This is just awesome to see, this is kind of use where hydrogen is great solution, can’t wait to see future development and use on bigger helicopters or other aircrafts.

  8. @GuyKopi

    June 7, 2026 at 1:51 pm

    the fossil fuel corporation is watching

  9. @mgratk

    June 7, 2026 at 3:50 pm

    Pause at 1:17. That says it all.

  10. @snoopaka

    June 7, 2026 at 8:58 pm

    Is the hydrogen used here “green”?

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