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Boeing completes aircraft test flight on hydrogen power

April 4, 2008

Boeing flew a small propeller aircraft yesterday for 20 minutes under hydrogen power, the company’s PhantomWorks research unit said. John Tracy, Boeing’s chief technology officer, told timesonline: “For the first time in the history of aviation, we have flown a manned airplane that was powered by a hydrogen battery. Boeing recognizes that pollution represents a serious environmental challenge.” Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen into electricity using oyxgen as a catalyst, with water as an emission.

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    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Consumers & Fleets 

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