A complete system solarequipped plane combined with a solar charging hanger, will retail for around $145,000 and

d have an operating cost of less than $50 an hour.

During the flights, the pilot climbed to 3,300 feet using lithium batteries and power generated by hydrogen fed into fuel cells, which in turn create electricity to power an electric motor. After reaching the cruise altitude and disconnecting the batteries, the pilot flew straight and level at a cruising speed of 60 miles per hour for approximately 20 minutes on electric power solely generated by the fuel cells, Boeing said.
"Over the longer term," the company said in a statement, "solid oxide fuel cells could be applied to secondary powergenerating systems, such as auxiliary power units for large commercial airplanes."

Source: USDOE, Hydrogen Program: Program Records 5005, 8002, 8019, 9012, and 10004.
The total efficiency of the drive system from tank to powertrain, including the propeller, is in the region of 44 percent, making it about twice as efficient as conventional propulsion technologies based on combustion processes. Systems powered by kerosene or diesel only contribute about 18 to 25 percent of their energy to propulsion

UAV with fuel cell have Demonstrated 26 hours on UAV vs. 3 on battery

UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE POWER Smaller and smarter unmanned aircraft are transforming spying and redefining the idea of airpower The Economist, September 2009

 Long duration, small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are one of the highest priorities for the US Militaryy p Protonex systems deliver up to 7x in flight duration and are essentially inaudible

Ongoing development and expanding relationships with several UAV prime contractors Protonex UAV power systems are moving from flight demonstrations to deployable products Recent SURGEV win with both Lockheed Martin (Desert Hawk) and Elbit Systems of America (Skylark LE) RE CENT FLIGHT OF 26 HOUR S WITH US NA VY SET UNOFFICIAL UA V FLIGHT RE C ORD BY ENABLING 7X THE DURA TION PR O VIDED BY LITHIUM BA TTERIE S

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