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minus-squarePurpleReign@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down6·edit-211 months ago Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff No they aren’t, and they never will be (save for maybe a few small private one-offs). Certainly never for anything commercial.
minus-squareEarthBoundMisfit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoWhile I certainly agree with the first part of your comment, what makes you sure they’ll never be commercially viable? The energy density and application of liquid hydrogen is getting pretty good these days.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoNever Say Never.
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No they aren’t, and they never will be (save for maybe a few small private one-offs). Certainly never for anything commercial.
While I certainly agree with the first part of your comment, what makes you sure they’ll never be commercially viable? The energy density and application of liquid hydrogen is getting pretty good these days.
Never Say Never.
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