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It's possible, but even liquid hydrogen is not very dense and requires a lot of insulation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-155 https://en.wikipedia.o

It's possible, but even liquid hydrogen is not very dense and requires a lot of insulation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-155 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-155

__sy__ 7y ago
Liquid hydrogen has about 4X the specific energy of Jet-A. But yes, the system as a whole isn't great once you consider what it takes to keep the H2 liquid...
- sokoloff 7y ago
  Energy density per unit of mass is about 3x in favor of hydrogen. Energy density per unit of volume is about 4x in favor of Jet-A.
  - __sy__ 7y ago
    Sorry you are absolutely correct. Volume matters a lot, maybe almost as much as weight, for aircraft design.