http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/ Engadget Comments for Hydrogen fuel cell powered Hyfish jet takes flight http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/]]>Apr 19th 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/i want one!
i have no idea what i would do with it though.]]>Apr 19th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/very cool, big enough for a chipmunk to pilot

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THROW IT! HARDER!]]>Apr 19th 2007 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Everything hydrogen for a brave new world!

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http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/contact_us.htm]]>Apr 19th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/
I'm curious to see the weight/power specs on the unit they're using to power the plane.]]>Apr 19th 2007 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/
Fuel cells don't provide propulsion on their own, and using fuel cell-generated electricity to run a turine would just be an unnecessary efficiency loss. ]]>Apr 19th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/
It's a simple ducted fan unit, r/c hobbyists use this thing all the time.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHHP7&P=7

These guys could have easily just made a model where the electric motor swings a conventional prop (more efficient but I guess it wouldn't look as cool)

Regarding UAV applications, howabout this: You have a UAV that has solar cells that power the craft in the day and charge the fuel cell so it can run at night. But again, as was mentioned earlier, it's not very efficient way to convert and store energy. You'd probably get better results charging a "conventional" battery with your solar cells for night flights.]]>Apr 19th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/May 2nd 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/Apr 19th 2007 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-hyfish-jet-takes-flight/
"This technology can be used for a wide range of applications, from UAV to high performance sports planes to business jets that can accommodate up to 20 passengers."

http://www.smartfish.ch

If you click on the Video link you can watch the prototype flight from 2003 of the non-hydrogen powered scale model.

The newer video can be found in the news section.]]>Apr 20th 2007 2:17AM