Boeing have flown the world's first manned hydrogen fuelled aircraft showcasing the possible future of aviation travel in Spain on Friday the 4th of April. The small twin-seat aircraft was modified to include a hybrid battery and fuel cell system developed by UK firm Intelligent Energy and its only exhaust emissions were heat and water.
Despite the successful historic first test, Boeing did say they doubted the fuel cells' capacity to power larger civilian airliners. However, the hope is that the technology could be used as a secondary energy source, perhaps used to power auxiliary systems on board the plane.
Either way, this marks a very positive step in the development of lower emission aviation and something that a number of industry sectors (e.g. the military) will undoubtedly be keeping a close eye on...
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