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Energy supply and its effect on aircraft of the future. II - Liquid-hydrogen-fueled aircraft: Prospects and design issues.The performance of hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft is examined in the subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic speed regime and compared with JP-fueled systems. Hydrogen aircraft are shown to provide substantial improvements in range and payload fraction as well as to minimize or eliminate many environmental problems. The major elements of a development program required to make hydrogen-fueled aircraft a commercial reality are also outlined and the rationale for and characteristics of both a subsonic demonstrator and a high speed research airplane are described.
Document ID
19730053571
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kirkham, F. S.
Driver, C.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1973
Subject Category
Aircraft
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 73-809
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aircraft Design, Flight Test and Operations Meeting
Location: St. Louis, MO
Start Date: August 6, 1973
End Date: August 8, 1973
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
73A38373
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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