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Hydrogen and New Aircraft Designs: How DLR is exploring the next aircraft generation in Hamburg

March 27, 2025 • Hamburg Aviation • Season 2 • Episode 1

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We’re back in the air – Season 2 is here!
…and now you can watch us too!

What will it really take to make aviation sustainable? In the second season of Hamburg Aviation Green, we’re taking another deep dive into the big questions – and even bigger solutions.

Our first guest: Björn Nagel, Director of the German Aerospace Center's Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics, based in Hamburg at ZAL Center for Aeronautical Research. From hydrogen breakthroughs to the unexpected future of battery-powered flight, from digital engineering to global collaboration – Björn shares powerful insights on the systemic shift aviation needs to go green.

🚀 New aircraft designs
🌍 The hydrogen ecosystem in Hamburg
📊 The role of digital twins
🌫️ Non-CO₂ effects
🇨🇳 Global perspectives from Asia
💡 Startups, SAF and future trends

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