World’s first hydrogen-powered helicopter completes test flight — with eye towards zero-carbon organ transplant deliveries by 2028

Billionaire-founded Unither Bioelectronics plans to retrofit a faster R66 helicopter with fuel cells in a next step

Helicopter pilot Ric Webb in the retrofitted R44 during the test flight
Helicopter pilot Ric Webb in the retrofitted R44 during the test flightPhoto: Unither Bioelectronics
Published 9 April 2025, 11:26Updated 9 April 2025, 11:50