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Aerospace Experts Design Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Jet That Can Travel Halfway Around World With No Layover: 'A Pivotal Moment'

15 Mar 2024 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"...the project would be twice the size of a huge Boeing 737 and powered by extremely cold liquid hydrogen, which will be stored onboard in tanks at minus-418 degrees Fahrenheit. The plane will seat 279 passengers...the massive plane would have an operational range of 5,250 nautical miles...This would provide more than enough range for the flight of roughly 11 hours and 4,664 miles...Aviation accounts for 2.5% of all carbon pollution..."

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