Hydrogen-powered plane crashes during test flight

[MartG]

Hydrogen-powered plane crashes during test flight at Cranfield

Luckily no-one was hurt, though it appears that one wing was ripped off after the forced landing

https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/hydrogen-powe...

[GliderRider]

Judging by this picture it looks as though he was a bit low coming over (through) the hedge.



Hopefully they can get another airframe and carry on with testing as soon as possible.

[Eric Mc]

I expect the engine lost power or failed and he put it down as best he could.

[Cyder]

It was a fair way off the airfield and runway line when I passed it leaving work on Thursday evening. Lucky to be that side of the airfield rather than Cranfield village side I suppose.
https://goo.gl/maps/vLTMadrh5Q93PG3T6

[Ayahuasca]

high pressure tank, high pressure fuel lines, very small gas molecules that can escape through almost anything, what could possibly go wrong?

[will now turn out to be completely unrelated to the fuel system...]