HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL POWERED PLANE HAS SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHTS
July 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A HYDROGEN fuel-cell powered aeroplane has successfully completed test flights from Reggio Emilia airport, Italy, establishing new speed and endurance records for electric-powered planes. The Czech-built Rapid 200-FC aircraft used a 20kW PEM fuel cell and a 20kW Li-Po battery, funded by the international ENFICA-FC research project.
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A HYDROGEN fuel-cell powered aeroplane has successfully completed test flights from Reggio Emilia airport, Italy, establishing new speed and endurance records for electric-powered planes. The Czech-built Rapid 200-FC aircraft used a 20kW PEM fuel cell and a 20kW Li-Po battery, funded by the international ENFICA-FC research project.
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