Archives: Hydrogen Aircraft

There are two recent happenings concerning hydrogen planes, both of which are pretty exciting. First, the European Union is studying the development of a hypersonic hydrogen airplane that will be able to fly at speeds between Mach 4 to Mach 8, carry 300-passengers and fly at subsonic speeds when needed. The Configuration A2 (or just • Read More »

I last talked about hydrogen airplanes almost a year ago in August, so I thought it was time for an update. Recently, researchers at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in Tallahassee, Florida along with scientists from NASA have been working on developing a hydrogen fuel cell airplane that uses advanced superconductors to power the aircraft. The • Read More »

Proton Energy Systems has announced a $1.25 million contract with the U. S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to build a high-altitude lighter-than-air prototype powered by hydrogen. The hydrogen aircraft will be unmanned, un-tethered and gas-filled and use a PEM fuel cell stack plus solar energy to power the vehicle. The PEM fuel cell stack will • Read More »

Boeing has just announced that it is developing a light aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells with hopes of making the greenest passenger airplane to fly to-date. Boeing is teaming up with Intelligent Energy, fuel cell maker and manufacturer of the ENV hydrogen motorcycle. In order to overcome the thrust needed for take-offs, the hydrogen • Read More »