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Old March 28th 07, 01:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message ...
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: The Boeing Company http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html
: Boeing Prepares Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane for Ground and Flight
: Testing
: Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane illustration
: http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q1/070327e_pr.html
: Click image to view Photo Release.
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: MADRID, March 27, 2007 -- In an effort to develop environmentally
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: Flight tests, which will take place in Spain, will demonstrate for the
: first time that a manned airplane can maintain a straight level flight
: with fuel cells as the only power source.
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: Other suppliers for the Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane include UQM
: Technologies Inc. (United States), MT Propeller (Germany), Tecnicas
: Aeronauticas de Madrid (Spain), Ingenieria de Instrumentacion y
: Control (Spain), GORE (Germany), Indra (Spain) and Inventia (Spain).
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Sheeze, just another example of the good ol' USA slipping behind even more. Very sad that these flights don't take place
at Edwards, or in Wichita, or ...