RE: Aviation.27 Sep 2020 11:22
Having a makerel or three nipping on one's feathers, prior to reeling them out and giving a good but simple roasting is a very real pleasure indeed, oft practised in these parts. especially nice with an appropriate glaze.
I myself am not to fussed what fuels the plane i travel on, as i dont fly that often prefering to drive when visiting the continent, but some of the Airbus suggested designs do indeed look very futuristic and interesting. It appears the initial idea is for the commercial and domestic markets and some stunning looking aircraft are suggested, a bit like the concept cars produced for the various motor shows by the big manufacturers.
I do wonder whether the military market might pose more of an interesting market place, after all those aircraft are usually the cutting edge of flying and enjoy the bottomless pit of government defence spendings in a race to stay in front of the opposition. It would be interesting to understand what advantages a differing fuel source could bring to such an aircraft.
As i say im not bothered about fuels at all so not looked into it, but does hydrogen give 'more bang for its buck' and make fighter jets faster, if so id imagine the military builders would take a substantial interest and lead. Time will tell, if it ends up going this way in the end. https://www.airbus.com/innovation/zero-emission/hydrogen/zeroe.html