Dancing Fingers wrote:



I certainly don't think that compressed air would power a airliner but
it might be viable for small commutter flights. It seems like the
heat issue would only be an issue on the ground, during refueling,
although cabin heat would be a challenge. I was really wondering if
anyone had ever calculated the energy per cubic foot compressed air
can hold, relative to gasoline, diesel and hydrogen. There's a new
engine being developed, the Quasiturbine, that would be perfect for
this application.
For what it's worth.
Chris


The straight answer?

Not on this, or any other planet in this solar system...

Richard