The acceptability of alternate fuels for future commercial transport aircraft are discussed. Using both liquid hydrogen and methane, several aircraft configurations are developed and energy consumption, aircraft weights, range and payload are determined and compared to a conventional Boeing 747-100 aircraft. The results show that liquid hydrogen can be used to reduce aircraft energy consumption and that methane offers no advantage over JP or hydrogen fuel. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Study of Subsonic Transport Aircraft Configurations Using Hydrogen (H2) and Methane (CH4) as Fuel


    Contributors:
    D. B. Snow (author) / B. D. Avery (author) / L. A. Bodin (author) / P. Baldasare (author) / G. F. Washburn (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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