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> Once LH2-powered aircraft enter any given market, kerosene-powered craft would be wholly unable to compete. Liquid hydrogen has about 1/4 the energy density
by JonChesterfield 3y ago
> Once LH2-powered aircraft enter any given market, kerosene-powered craft would be wholly unable to compete.
Liquid hydrogen has about 1/4 the energy density of kerosene by volume. It's better per kilo which is nice for aircraft but you're still looking at finding lots more space in the structure for fuel or accepting that you can't fly very far. I don't see that being competitive with kerosene.
- angiosperm 3y agoLH2 would not fit in the wings, but would fit handily in nacelles slung under them. Space aboard aircraft is cheap; it is weight that costs.