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on Friday September 30 2016, @03:21AM
from the dummy-passengers-were-Androids dept.
from the dummy-passengers-were-Androids dept.
Aircraft engineers in Germany have successfully tested the world's first four-seater plane that uses emission-free hybrid fuel cells to fly.
The 10-minute test flight Thursday at Stuttgart Airport in southwestern Germany involved two pilots and two dummy passengers.
The twin-cabin plane, known as HY4, was developed by aircraft maker Pipistrel, fuel cell specialist Hydrogenics, the University of Ulm and the German Aerospace Center DLR.
It uses hydrogen to generate electricity in-flight, giving it a cruising speed of 165 kilometers per hour (102.5 mph) and a range of up to 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), while relying on batteries for take-off and landing.
Jet emissions do produce a measurable effect on our climate.
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World's First 4-Seater Fuel-Cell Plane Takes off in Germany
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(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday September 30 2016, @06:17PM
Hydrogen is a PITA, I can't see it gaining mass acceptance for anything other than niche applications.
Yep, niche applications like needing the lowest weight to power density ratio possible.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:08PM
Add beryllium for the win (N.B., highly toxic).
In fact, the Be/H2/O2 tripropellant can deliver the highest specific impulse of any chemical propellant.
-- http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19860018652.pdf [nasa.gov]