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SUGAR Freeze: Boeing’s Future LNG-Powered, Ultra-Efficient Aircraft

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:43:54 +0000

It’s a predictable fact that future aircraft won’t be as polluting as today’s aircraft is, but where technology will take us is yet to be decided. For that matter, Boeing is predicting that the future fuel for planes will be liquefied natural gas (LNG), and their idea is being supported by NASA, whose specialists think […]

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Hydrogenius Electric Airplane Competing for $1.65m NASA Prize

Mike Sandru — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:45:34 +0000

Researchers and designers at the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Aircraft Design (IFB) have announced that they'll begin the construction of a zero-emission electric aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The aircraft, called Hydrogenius will compete in NASA's Green Flight Challenge competition.

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World's First Aircraft Powered Entirely by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Mike Sandru — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:24:05 +0000

A team of German engineers has unveiled the world's first aircraft powered entirely by hydrogen fuel cells.

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