Tail #
EC-001
Donors
Museum of Flight
For More Info:
Description
Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (BHFCD): "In an effort to develop environmentally progressive technologies for aerospace applications, Boeing researchers and industry partners throughout Europe conducted experimental flight tests in February and March 2008 of a manned airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries. The Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane used a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell/lithium-ion battery hybrid system to power an electric motor, which is coupled to a conventional propeller. The fuel cell provided all power for the cruise phase of flight. During takeoff and climb, the flight segment that requires the most power, the system relied on lightweight lithium-ion batteries.” - Boeing Website
The Tail # is EC-001 which is a Spanish designation for Test and Delivery Aircraft. To this date it hasn’t been registered in the US and doesn’t have an N Number.
The BHFCD is on loan to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum.
More Websites
AV Web Video: https://youtu.be/XzeCQblYHic?si=tlDY7Qg2EGiPBHiX
Evergreen Museum: https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/
Boeing Info Page: https://secure.boeingimages.com/archive/Boeing-Fuel-Cell-Demonstrator-2F3XC5WZCWO.html
Where You Can Find Me
500 Northeast Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA