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Distribution of #hydrogen using freight-compatible modules significantly reduces infra costs, transfer losses, and fueling/turnaround times vs. conventional fuel logistics chain. This modular solution will enable hydrogen #airplanes in commercial service as early as 2025. (1/6) 
A conventional fuel #infrastructure for #hydrogen #aviation would require a near-simultaneous massive capex investment across 4,000+ commercial airports worldwide. This would easily exceed the trillion+ investment in LNG infrastructure. (2/6)
#Hydrogen, while lighter, safer, and cheaper than jet fuel, does take more volume. As a result, a conventional liquid hydrogen fueling operation can take 4X longer than with jet fuel—as long as 1h20min—wreaking havoc on turnaround times and unit economics. (3/6)
December 17, 1903, 10:35 am, Orville Wright makes the world's first powered, controlled, sustained flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft flying 120 feet in 12 seconds (6.8 mph). #WrightBrothers #airplanes #avgeek #STEM 1/
2/ It took place at Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Though 700 miles via train, boat and foot from Wilbur and Orville Wright's Dayton, Ohio hometown, it offered excellent headwinds and near complete privacy as it was undeveloped and very hard to get to at the time.
3/ They walked the Wright Flyer back to the runway, a 60' long wooden track. A skid had cracked, but they repaired it. Now at 11:00 am, Wilbur Wright↗️, 36, flew next, reaching 175 feet in 12 seconds. Next, Orville Wright↘️, 32, flew 200 feet in 15 seconds.
1/ #avgeek #aviation #airplanes #USAF - April 20, 2016: A quartet of Lockheed F-22 Raptors salute the OTD 100th Anniversary of the Lafayette Escadrille over the Lafayette Escadrille Monument, just west of Paris. The first squadrons to get the F-22... @Sylvia70485099 @kadonkey
@Sylvia70485099 @kadonkey 2/ were the 94th and 27th Fighter Squadrons. The 94th carries the Lafayette Escadrille's legacy, which is actually quite sad since it buried it. Here the French Air Force buzzes the same with some Mirage 2000s and a Rafale.
3/ The USAF's abandonment of the Lafayette Esacrille is truly disgraceful. France, however, honors the Lafayette Escadrille. Beyond the monument, the commemorative Dassault Mirage 2000 N, it actually has a Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette at BA 113. Merci, France!
So, in your opinion, which is the most iconic WW2 fighter plane and by which criteria? Here are four for starters. You can suggest others too... #avgeek #aviation #airplanes #WW2
2/ Here are a few others to join the Mitsubishi Zero, Me-262, Spitfire and P-51 I showed above. Thus voila the Dewoitine 520, FW-190, Yakovlev Yak-3, Hawker Hurricane.
3/ So many great choices...
Single aisle #airplanes ✈️don’t have accessible toilets. It’s inhumane for disabled ppl to have to hold their bladder and bowels for any amount of time. On my flight home from Lihue, HI, total time to hold would be 8 hrs (7hr flight + 1hr board/offload). U try it. Good luck…
Thankful for my sis @meet_virginiaaa who was there to pick me up, transfer, and pull up my pants. We made it thru that tiny 24” door but scraping up my legs. Every person I watched on the flight turned sideways to barely make it thru the door. This isn’t just a PwD prob…
@meet_virginiaaa isn’t always with me and usually I travel solo. I’m not prod to say I made it 7hrs from SFO to LIH. I have to fast starting the night before and take anti diarrhea pills to stop everything. It stresses me out. I typically don’t eat or drink on the plane…
SR-71 thread. 1/ #planespotting #avgeek #aviation #airplanes #military #history. Even now, ridiculously fast and futuristic.
@milmodelscene @Robofemoid @clark_aviation @sr71fan90 @sr71blackbeard @Burntime0101
@milmodelscene @Robofemoid @clark_aviation @sr71fan90 @sr71blackbeard @Burntime0101
2/ The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird has two near twins: A-12 recon and YF-12 prototype-only interceptor (three made). A YF-12 is at the USAF Museum in Dayton. It has cut-back "chines" (where the wing meets the fuselage). TR: Detail from Wiki. Bottom: SR-71 for comparison.
3/ A-12; 15 built; 6 lost; 9 on display. Crew: 1; Crew: 2,500 lb payload. 101'7" long x 55'7" wingspan x 18'6" tall. Wing area: 1,795 sq ft. Mach 3.1. 85K' ceiling. 2,900 mile range. What differentiates this visually from the SR-17. Anyone? Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_…
#5G from space: The role of satellites in 5G
"5G has arrived, and new equipment is currently being installed in densely populated cities across the globe."
#COVID19 #MagicTricks
futurithmic.com/2020/03/10/5g-…
"5G has arrived, and new equipment is currently being installed in densely populated cities across the globe."
#COVID19 #MagicTricks
futurithmic.com/2020/03/10/5g-…
"In many cases, the demand for 5G capacity is exceeding #infrastructure improvements, especially in sparsely populated areas that are difficult to access."
