An aircraft power plant (210), has: an air mover (12) for propelling an aircraft; an electric motor (11) drivingly engaged with the air mover (12); a gas turbine engine (20) having a compressor (21) for pressurizing air, a combustor (22) in which the pressurised air is mixed with fuel and ignited for generating combustion gases, and a turbine (23) for extracting energy from the combustion gases; and a hydrogen fuel cell (13) operatively connected to the electric motor (11) for powering the electric motor (11) with electricity generated by the hydrogen fuel cell (13), the hydrogen fuel cell (13) operable to generate electricity using the air from the compressor (21) and hydrogen from a source of hydrogen (14).


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT POWER PLANT WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR POWERED BY FUEL CELL


    Additional title:

    FLUGZEUGKRAFTWERK MIT ELEKTROMOTOR MIT BRENNSTOFFZELLENANTRIEB
    CENTRALE D'AERONEF A MOTEUR ELECTRIQUE ALIMENTE PAR PILE A COMBUSTIBLE


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    Publication date :

    2025-06-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / F02K JET-PROPULSION PLANTS , Strahltriebwerke / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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