-by D. Worth (US) | for- M. Barbay (France)
"For the first time in the history of aviation, Boeing has flown a manned airplane that was powered by a hydrogen battery.""We're Changing the direction of a greener future, one step at a time...
-Boeing chief Technology Officer John Tracy
Boeing flies History's First hydrogen-powered plane
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US aircraft giant Boeing claimed Thursday a world first in putting into the air a plane powered by a hydrogen-cell battery, a breakthrough that could herald a greener future for the industry.
Boeing Successfully Flies Fuel Cell-Powered AirplaneNOTE: Boeing does not envision that fuel cells will ever provide primary power for large passenger airplanes, but the company will continue to investigate their potential, as well as other sustainable alternative fuel and energy sources that improve environmental performance. More to come.
"The development was "a historical technological success for Boeing with full of promises for greener future," Tracy told news conference at firm's research centre in Spanish town of Ocana: Group of companies, universities & institutions participating in this project includes:
Austria -- Diamond Aircraft Industries
France -- SAFT France
Germany -- Gore and MT Propeller
Spain -- Adventia, Aerlyper, Air Liquide Spain, Indra, Ingeniería de Instrumentación y Control (IIC), Inventia, SENASA, Swagelok, Técnicas Aeronauticas de Madrid (TAM), Tecnobit, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and the Regional Government of Madrid
United Kingdom -- Intelligent Energy
United States -- UQM Technologies.
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