A U-30 Aircraft Tow Tractor is positioned to tow a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, July 18, 2019, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The tow tractor was powered by hydrogen fuel cells and was part of a demonstration on the capabilities of hydrogen fuel cell technology to power some Airforce operations. The Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies conducted a demonstration towing on the Stratotanker utilizing a hydrogen fuel cell powered tug. This was the first tug demonstration on a large U.S. Air Force aircraft using the hydrogen fuel cell equipment. The project is a proof of concept demonstration to validate hydrogen vehicle technologies in supporting Air Force mission requirements. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alison Bruce-Maldonado)
Date Taken: | 07.18.2019 |
Date Posted: | 09.19.2019 20:32 |
Photo ID: | 5621479 |
VIRIN: | 190718-Z-SB407-0012 |
Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
Size: | 7.1 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, US |
Web Views: | 77 |
Downloads: | 13 |
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