AviationGeeks.com - Fuel-cell aircraft set to mask high-performing predecessor

The German Aerospace Centre is expecting to unveil a higher-performing successor to its record-setting fuel-cell powered aircraft in 2011.

According to the centre, the Antares H3 will set range and endurance benchmarks beyond those accomplished by its predecessor, the Antares DLR-H2, which was the world’s first piloted aircraft capable of performing a complete flight powered by fuel cells alone.

The German Aerospace Centre began the project with Lange Aviation this month and the first flight is scheduled to take place next year.

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