what is the future of air travel?
it just occured to me today.... obviously crude oil will run out one day, whether it be that we used up all the supplies or simply cant drill the remaining fields (due to technical or economic issues), so that means no more jet fuel, and until then....coupled with the green movement/green taxes, the price of that fuel an the price of your ticket will go up.
now with cars we've already seen battery power, we've seen hydrogen fuel cells........ but what about aircraft? when theres no jet fuel to burn what are the turbines gonna run on? i know gas turbines are quite fuel flexible....biofuels? what if that wont work?
whats the aero industries equivalent of the hydrogen fuel cell?
Spooky timing. Discovery Turbo did an all day stack of "Classic British Aircraft" yesterday and one episode featured the Vampire. They interviewed a guy who used to work on them who said the engine would pretty much run on any liquid that would burn, including cooking oil IIRC.
Conclusion, if we want to fly anywhere in the 22nd century then we'll all have to give up eating chips.
Was it a real helicopter pilot or one who likes to play in a Robinson R22/R44 on weekends? If so google MOGAS. It's been used for a while, indeed with limitations.I've heard stories of turbine engine (either for turboprop aircraft or for helicopters, don't remember) running on Vodka :lol:
I also talked with an helicopter pilot who told me they are allowed to run a certain number of hours on ordinary car fuel.
Was it a real helicopter pilot or one who likes to play in a Robinson R22/R44 on weekends? If so google MOGAS. It's been used for a while, indeed with limitations.
what is the future of air travel?
it just occured to me today.... obviously crude oil will run out one day, whether it be that we used up all the supplies or simply cant drill the remaining fields (due to technical or economic issues), so that means no more jet fuel, and until then....coupled with the green movement/green taxes, the price of that fuel an the price of your ticket will go up.
now with cars we've already seen battery power, we've seen hydrogen fuel cells........ but what about aircraft? when theres no jet fuel to burn what are the turbines gonna run on? i know gas turbines are quite fuel flexible....biofuels? what if that wont work?
whats the aero industries equivalent of the hydrogen fuel cell?
IIRC Lockheed did some investigation of hydrogen back in the early 1970s and might even have ground-run a TriStar on hydrogen. The big issue was around the weight penalty for the hydrogen storage (i.e., the weight of the tanks required to hold the pressure as compared to the basic 'container' required for Jet-A).
Steve
what is the future of air travel?
it just occured to me today.... obviously crude oil will run out one day, whether it be that we used up all the supplies or simply cant drill the remaining fields (due to technical or economic issues), so that means no more jet fuel, and until then....coupled with the green movement/green taxes, the price of that fuel an the price of your ticket will go up.
now with cars we've already seen battery power, we've seen hydrogen fuel cells........ but what about aircraft? when theres no jet fuel to burn what are the turbines gonna run on? i know gas turbines are quite fuel flexible....biofuels? what if that wont work?
whats the aero industries equivalent of the hydrogen fuel cell?