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Cryoplane: liquid hydrogen fueled commercial aircraft.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

Russian and German manufacturers are cooperating in the investigative design of commercial aircraft using cryogenic fuels. The depletion of world fossil fuel reserves has lead to the consideration of LNG or eventually liquid hydrogen. Although fuel tanks are required of larger volume and of pressure vessel design, the fuel weight is less than kerosene. Liquid hydrogen would be manufactured by electrolysis and produces far less greenhouse effect than kerosene. Liquid hydrogen production plants could be made in 60 tonne/day modules to suit the demands at different airports. Fuel tanks might consist of circular vessels made of fibre composites or aluminium-lithium alloys, heavily insulated. Fuel would be pumped from these to almost standard jet engines. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: Cryoplane: liquid hydrogen fueled commercial aircraft.
  • Record ID : 1995-0700
  • Languages: German
  • Source: Dtsch. Aerosp. Airbus - 19 p.; 30 fig.; 4 phot.; 1 tabl. (G)/15 p.; 10 fig.; 1 phot. (R-E).
  • Publication date: 1994
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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