H2 fuel tanks ?

[rb1957]

from flight, have you seen anything sillier ?

cryogenic fuel ? good grief.




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[IRstuff]

That's like a ton or so of extra weight?

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[3DDave]

Sillier - yes. But it does add to the scrapbook of unlikely aircraft.

 

[rb1957]

ok, post your nomination for "silly airplane" ...

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[3DDave]

The Colomban Cri-Cri is a pretty good entry as is the Starr Bumble Bee II.

 

[rb1957]

post pix pls

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[3DDave]

There's this:

 

[IRstuff]

True that, but it's not a tank though, just a cowling to cover some sort of SIGINT data collection sensor, so not fundamentally different than the stuff above an AWACS or E2C, but very different than something holding liquid or compressed hydrogen.

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[verymadmac]

I can't find an image but Airbus had a design study for a LNG (I think) powered A320 about 20 years ago, it looked like they stuck the radar fairing off an E-8 on the roof.

Cryogenic fuel probably still trumps electric.

 

[Comcokid]

I recall that in one of his Skunk Works books Ben Rich mentioned H2 fuel was investigated for one of their projects in the 60's.
Found a Link that mentions it.

 

[bradrs]

I had never seen that Skunk Works Liquid H2 project, called Suntan. Interesting that although it was cancelled, it led to the development of the SR-71

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_CL-400_Suntan