100% hydrogen-powered jet engine from Rolls-Royce reaches full power in landmark test

The program validated hydrogen combustion, fuel, and control systems across a complete simulated flight cycle.

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Tau.Neutrino said:

100% hydrogen-powered jet engine from Rolls-Royce reaches full power in landmark test

The program validated hydrogen combustion, fuel, and control systems across a complete simulated flight cycle.

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Interesting.

I often wonder why the possibility of using manufactured hydrocarbon fuel, made with captured CO2, never seems to be considered.

The problem isn’t making a jet engine run on hydrogen – they’ll run on pretty much anything that’ll combust – but storing enough o it to get useful range.

The Lockheed CL400 Project Suntan determined that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_CL-400_Suntan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIS5KSG7Uk

Spiny Norman said:

The problem isn’t making a jet engine run on hydrogen – they’ll run on pretty much anything that’ll combust – but storing enough o it to get useful range.

The Lockheed CL400 Project Suntan determined that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_CL-400_Suntan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIS5KSG7Uk

So why are Rolls-Royce messing about with it?

The Rev Dodgson said:

Spiny Norman said:

The problem isn’t making a jet engine run on hydrogen – they’ll run on pretty much anything that’ll combust – but storing enough o it to get useful range.

The Lockheed CL400 Project Suntan determined that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_CL-400_Suntan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIS5KSG7Uk

So why are Rolls-Royce messing about with it?

I’m not sure. It’ll burn a lot cleaner than even the latest conventional jet engines at least.

I have to have a bit of a laugh as well.

I’m pretty sure that’s an early model RR Avon engine from the 1950’s. They really should have tried to find an image of a more modern engine. Something like a Eurojet EJ200.

Spiny Norman said:

I have to have a bit of a laugh as well.

I’m pretty sure that’s an early model RR Avon engine from the 1950’s. They really should have tried to find an image of a more modern engine. Something like a Eurojet EJ200.

It may have been easier to convert. After all iit is ony a prototype.

Spiny Norman said:

I have to have a bit of a laugh as well.

I’m pretty sure that’s an early model RR Avon engine from the 1950’s. They really should have tried to find an image of a more modern engine. Something like a Eurojet EJ200.

It’s some impressive tech regardless
Its quite amazing some of the machines humans create