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Boeing successfully flies fuel cell-powered airplane

Madrid, Spain - It was the first time in aviation history

Boeing announced that it has, for the first time in aviation history, flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The recent milestone is the work of an engineering team at Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE) in Madrid, with assistance from industry partners in Austria, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. A fuel cell is an electrochemical device...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1088004
Rome, Italy, 04/04/2008 15:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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