First Flight of Manned Hydrogen-Powered Airplane in History

Today Boeing has announced the first hydrogen-powered manned flight in aviation history. The aircraft climbed to 3,300 feet over Madrid, Spain, using only electricity and probably several bottles of yummylicious Ribera del Duero wine and Iberian Pata Negra ham rations. The airplane then cruised for 20 minutes at 62mph using only hydrogen cells.

A question would by why would you want to replace the APU? Existing APU’s run off the same fuel as the primary engines, feed off the same fuel tanks and are proven reliable. by greggantic at 09:01 PM on 04/03/08 Reply by Email * is it possible…

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