Pioneers of Hydrogen Flight!

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First Manned flight of hydrogen car

When you look at this aircraft you may think "Whats soo cool about that" or " Dude prop planes are ancient and for crusty old guys who like to watch matlock!". But i would like to set the story straight, this aircraft is not just some Cessna prop plane. This air craft is a piece of modern engineering that is designed to make this world a greener place. Boeing has developed this aircraft to be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Although this is not the first hydrogen powered aircraft, it is the first aircraft that has been flown by a pilot. Boeing has said that larger passenger aircraft will not be able to use hydrogen to power them completely, but hydrogen can be used as a secondary source of energy for passenger aircraft. Hydrogen fuel cells are very "Green" a hydrogen powered engine only produces heat and water, in contrast to our ancient internal combution engines. I think that the development of such technologies will help us against the worlds biggest enemy who we like to call climate change. Development aside we need to implement the use of such fuels that are not harmful to the environment and are renewable.

weezyf's picture

Interesting. And I bet these planes will cost twice as much, so expect more expensive tickets. :)

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