A double-take on this photo!
A double-take on this photo!
Photoshop is good! https://robbreport.com.my/2020/09/23/ai ... -hydrogen/
There is also a 'video' of the formation in flight. Clever cgi.
There is also a 'video' of the formation in flight. Clever cgi.
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Re: A double-take on this photo!
is it just me? - I'm getting a 404 on that link.
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
https://www.glenbervie-weather.org
https://www.glenbervie-weather.org
Re: A double-take on this photo!
Stand by - it worked this am.
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That page appears to have 'disappeared' sinc ethe am UK time! Here's the 'official' AB one https://www.airbus.com/innovation/zero- ... zeroe.html
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Fascinating stuff but one does have to ask how carbon neutral the energy required to produce the hydrogen is?Boac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:17 pmThat page appears to have 'disappeared' sinc ethe am UK time! Here's the 'official' AB one https://www.airbus.com/innovation/zero- ... zeroe.html
Canada geese and many birds will be pointing out that they patented the formation flying idea.
Though you remain
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"To be alive
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To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Re: A double-take on this photo!
What happened to the Hindenburg?
Re: A double-take on this photo!
Hydrogen production can be pretty carbon-neutral, solar cells and electrolysis of water. Of course, making the solar cells and infrastructure and the hydrogen tanks is definitely not carbon-neutral in itself.
As for the Hindenburg, that was using it for buoyancy, I assume that for combustion use it would be in a pretty tough tank and not liable to combust in the presence of an accidental spark. Might even be safer in an accident compared to liquid fuel which would flow and ignite over a wider area, assuming the tank didn't explode due to pressure, and if it did leak, you weren't walking in the line of the flame (hydrogen flame is invisible). I assume fire crews would want to have IR goggles to check that sort of thing.
As for the Hindenburg, that was using it for buoyancy, I assume that for combustion use it would be in a pretty tough tank and not liable to combust in the presence of an accidental spark. Might even be safer in an accident compared to liquid fuel which would flow and ignite over a wider area, assuming the tank didn't explode due to pressure, and if it did leak, you weren't walking in the line of the flame (hydrogen flame is invisible). I assume fire crews would want to have IR goggles to check that sort of thing.
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Well, it's been tried before, so unless the physics has changed.....
Lockheeds attempt, by Kelly Johnson no less was called SUNTAN.
Lockheeds attempt, by Kelly Johnson no less was called SUNTAN.
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Lockheed CL-400 Suntan
Hydrogen powered aircraftBy advancing the state of the art in LH2 propulsion, and by establishing an industrial infrastructure for high-volume hydrogen production, the groundwork was laid for successful use of liquid hydrogen as a liquid rocket propellant for the Apollo program and the Space Shuttle.
The existence of the CL-400 was not fully disclosed to the public until the 1970s, when Lockheed discussed the possibility of using hydrogen as an alternative fuel for future aircraft.
Though you remain
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"To be alive
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Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."