Development and experimental characterization of a fuel cell powered aircraft

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 793-801

  Bradley, Thomas H ^a   Moffitt, Blake A ^a   Mavris, Dimitri N ^a   Parekh, David E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aviation; Experiment; Fuel cell; Unmanned aerial vehicle; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

FUEL CELL PROPULSION SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 34548390086     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.06.215     Document Type: Article

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