Longest flight for small UAV using Protonex fuel cell

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 68 KB
• Volume: 2008
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1464-2859
• DOI: 10.1016/s1464-2859(08)70012-9

✦ Synopsis

the hydrogen tank stored on board the aircraft. On a full tank of fuel, it should be capable of flying 500 km (310 miles), enabling flights that are several times longer than previously recorded. The same aircraft is expected to exceed 15.5 hours of flight, setting a new world endurance record for small-size unmanned planes.

Horizon says that its fuel cell-based propulsion system offers the best system power and energy density (at over 480 Wh/kg) yet, which can greatly extend the flight range of existing small UAVs.