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Desperate-Strategy10 t1_iyd26ov wrote

Reply to comment by IvorTheEngine in Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine | Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel. by yourSAS

That's such a great point, I completely forgot how light it was. I guess in a way it would actually be a bit safer then!

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Desperate-Strategy10 t1_iy91h2g wrote

Reply to comment by Drewy99 in Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine | Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel. by yourSAS

Lol I guess I meant whole it was on the runway or something like that. I remember watching a video a while back where people were evacuating a burning plane that hadn't taken off yet, and that's what my brain jumped to when I saw this post.

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Desperate-Strategy10 t1_iy916ba wrote

Reply to comment by sphulcrum in Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine | Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel. by yourSAS

This was so helpful, thank you! So it wouldn't necessarily be any worse, it would just be faster and very different.

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Desperate-Strategy10 t1_iy8if59 wrote

Reply to Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine | Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel. by yourSAS

This might be a stupid question, so I apologize in advance. But let's say that engine caught fire somehow/blew up for some reason - would it be any more dangerous than a regular engine fire?

Or am I just totally misunderstanding the risks involved with hydrogen because I once heard the phrase "hydrogen bomb"..? (Probably, but idk what I don't know)

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