Post by George H on Feb 11, 2016 12:42:55 GMT
Recently, solid hydrogen-producing fuel was used to power an experimental UAS platform, proving a concept that may change the way aircraft are powered. The drone was powered by solid fuel pellets which chemically produce hydrogen, which then powered the drone's propeller using a hydrogen fuel cell. The flight was only ten minutes long, but the drone contained enough fuel to fly for two hours, easily surpassing existing li-ion or li-poly batteries used in drones today. The implications here are considerable; this emerging technology may someday power passenger aircraft, rendering expensive and polluting fossil fuels irrelevant.
Read the full story at New Scientist via the link below:
www.newscientist.com/article/2076536-first-flight-of-hydrogen-powered-drone-with-water-vapour-exhaust/
Read the full story at New Scientist via the link below:
www.newscientist.com/article/2076536-first-flight-of-hydrogen-powered-drone-with-water-vapour-exhaust/