Posts Tagged ‘Aviation History’

Story of Boeing’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft

Monday, November 24th, 2008

AVweb asked:

By Glenn Pew for AVweb.com
Boeing has flown a manned aircraft on hydrogen fuel cell power. The full text of Boeing’s release follows:
MADRID, Spain, April 03, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has, for the first time in aviation history, flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
The recent milestone [...]

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Boeing’s Fuel Cell Powered Airplane

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

malfita asked:

For more info see http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,15749.0.html Ok, ok, here’s more info: Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE) in Madrid, with assistance from industry partners in many countries, has flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells, a first in aviation history. A Dimona (a.k.a. Katana) motor-glider with a 16.3-meter wingspan was modified [...]

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