The Chinese tested the model of a passenger aircraft on hydrogen
According to information published by FuelCellWorks, the Lingque-H hydrogen passenger aircraft model developed by COMAC, China, successfully passed its first tests. In total, the device completed 10 flights. At the same time, control was carried out remotely.
Aircraft equipped with modern hydrogen fuel cells undoubtedly have their own advantages. Such an aircraft can stay in the air much longer than a conventional electric model, and at the same time not harm the environment.
The only drawback of hydrogen fuel cells is the weak “responsiveness” to the increase in power consumed by engines. However, this problem is easily solved by installing additional lithium batteries, which, in fact, did the developers of Lingque-H.
As it became known, models with different configurations participated in the tests. Among the “subjects” were aircraft with retractable and fixed landing gears, as well as with conventional, T- and V-shaped tail units. All of them successfully passed the test.
The wing span of Lingque-H is 6 meters. It is reported that the developers managed to assemble the device in just 5 months, and in its production a metal 3D printing was used.
During the tests, which began in January of this year, the model of the future hydrogen aircraft managed to spend 24 hours in the sky. Now, thanks to the data, designers are planning to create a full-sized demonstrator.
Aircraft equipped with modern hydrogen fuel cells undoubtedly have their own advantages. Such an aircraft can stay in the air much longer than a conventional electric model, and at the same time not harm the environment.
The only drawback of hydrogen fuel cells is the weak “responsiveness” to the increase in power consumed by engines. However, this problem is easily solved by installing additional lithium batteries, which, in fact, did the developers of Lingque-H.
As it became known, models with different configurations participated in the tests. Among the “subjects” were aircraft with retractable and fixed landing gears, as well as with conventional, T- and V-shaped tail units. All of them successfully passed the test.
The wing span of Lingque-H is 6 meters. It is reported that the developers managed to assemble the device in just 5 months, and in its production a metal 3D printing was used.
During the tests, which began in January of this year, the model of the future hydrogen aircraft managed to spend 24 hours in the sky. Now, thanks to the data, designers are planning to create a full-sized demonstrator.
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