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VIDEO: U.S. Navy experimenting with fuel cell UAV

Hydrogen fuel cells may not be ready for primetime when it comes to automotive use, but that doesn't mean there aren't any other suitable applications. For instance, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is currently working on an unmanned aerial vehicle called the Ion Tiger that uses a hydrogen fuel cell and is able to fly further with more payload than conventional battery-powered models. "This will really be a 'first of its kind' demonstration for a fuel cell system in a UAV application for a 24-hour endurance flight, with a 5 pound ... Read more →

Radio controlled airplane can fly for 10 hours on 500 grams of hydrogen Jeremy Korzeniewski

University of Kansas' Meridian UAV will fly over Arctic ice Jeremy Korzeniewski

Usually, when we cover things like airplanes, it's because they are powered by alternative energy sources, like solar. Sometimes, we focus on flying machines which are lighter than air. This one, ...

Qinetiq's Zephyr solar-powered UAV could be a record breaker Jeremy Korzeniewski

Fuel cells take flight in the academic sphere Derrick Y. Noh

VIDEO: U.S. Navy experimenting with fuel cell UAV 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Radio controlled airplane can fly for 10 hours on 500 grams of hydrogen 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has built and demonstrated a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can fly for up to ten hours using 500 grams of liquefied hydrogen fuel. The hydrogen is the energy carrier which appears to provide electricity to an electric motor via ...

University of Kansas' Meridian UAV will fly over Arctic ice 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Usually, when we cover things like airplanes, it's because they are powered by alternative energy sources, like solar. Sometimes, we focus on flying machines which are lighter than air. This one, though, has caught our interest for another reason entirely, namely, taking detailed pictures and ...

Qinetiq's Zephyr solar-powered UAV could be a record breaker 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Sporting a 59 foot wingspan, the Qinetiq unmanned aerial vehicle is likely capable of setting a new world record for sustained unmanned flight. The previous record was set in 2001 by a jet-powered vehicle. The Qinetiq Zephyr, on the other hand, is powered by nothing but sunlight. The solar craft ...

Fuel cells take flight in the academic sphere 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It appears as though military contractors aren't the only ones making headway on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles powered by fuel cells. In a collaboration between Georgia Tech's Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ADSL) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), researchers have ...

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