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Synthesising fuel could become very interesting, as the entire infrastructure is there already. Might also be interesting for aviation, as batteries are not rea
by FabHK 4y ago
Synthesising fuel could become very interesting, as the entire infrastructure is there already. Might also be interesting for aviation, as batteries are not really practical for a few more decades, it seems to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-neutral_fuel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-neutral_fuel
- ncmncm 4y agoOnce LH2-fueled aircraft enter a market, kerosene-fueled craft will be wholly unable to compete. The rate will be limited by how fast retrofits or new airframes can be made, and secondarily by growth of LH2 synthesis infrastructure at major airports. Kerosene craft will be relegated to increasingly marginal routes. Amusingly, Russia could find itself fielding LH2 birds first just because they will need all new aircraft sooner than everybody else.
- throwaway5959 4y ago
- 41b696ef1113 4y agoAverage aircraft age in the USA is 14+ years. A new passenger jet costs some $100+ million. We cannot even approve unleaded aviation gas, I am unsure a transition to LH2 will be speedy.
- ncmncm 4y ago"General aviation" below turboprop-scale has been too small to command the attention needed for change. When you need an LH2 airframe to be able to stay in the market at all, that will accelerate conversion.