yosimitesam
Airman 1st Class
Well, almost an Osprey. They cylinders would have to be made of balsa wood for the thing to get off the ground. Photo credit: James Vaughn FLickr x-ray delta one
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The 1934 precursor to the Osprey
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Maybe now, with the reliability of electric engines, it's time to reevaluate the merits of the Custer Channel Wing...
Snautzer01
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I wonder when the first hydrogen jet engine will come. Or liquid gas.
ThomasP
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LNG fueled aircraft turbine engines have been researched, and even test flown in the late-1980s. A more recent study was done by BMW & Airbus during the early 20-teens, though I do not think they actually flew any aircraft using a LNG fueled turbine. Maybe they have since then. From what I read it seemed quite practical and relatively simple to modify an existing jet engine design within certain parameters.
There have been a significant number of LNG fueled turbine powered electricity generation plants for some time (since the late-1990s?). Siemens and GE, for example, both make 'H' class turbines for electric power generation.
EDIT: I should have been more specific. From what I read it seemed quite practical and relatively simple [as far as running the engine on LNG] . . .
Storage and energy density of the LNG are the main problems.
There have been a significant number of LNG fueled turbine powered electricity generation plants for some time (since the late-1990s?). Siemens and GE, for example, both make 'H' class turbines for electric power generation.
EDIT: I should have been more specific. From what I read it seemed quite practical and relatively simple [as far as running the engine on LNG] . . .
Storage and energy density of the LNG are the main problems.
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