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1st Apr 2002, 06:40

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Unwell_Raptor

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I am impressed to see that this comes from Lockheed. It was they who converted a 1011 to run on hydrogen a few years ago, in response to a petroleum crisis.

Tests went well, appparently, but when the aircraft reached 30,000 feet the pilot went out.