【#Tech24H】Recently, a 7.5-ton unmanned transport aircraft equipped with the AEP100 megawatt-class hydrogen-fueled aviation turboprop engine successfully completed its maiden flight at Lusong Airport in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province. Throughout the flight, the engine operated normally and performed well, with an airborne time of 16 minutes, a flight distance of 36 kilometers, a speed of 220 kilometers per hour, and an altitude of 300 meters. After completing the scheduled flight maneuvers, it returned safely. This marks the world's first successful test flight of a megawatt-class hydrogen-fueled aviation turboprop engine. The engine was independently developed by the AECC Hunan Aviation Powerplant Research Institute.