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Date: Jun 17 11:41 2010

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Antares shows off its unique abilities at ILA 2010 Antares is an elegant motorised glider - the only aircraft in the world capable of taking off using power from fuel cells alone. An idea conceived at DLR Hamburg just two years ago, it flew at the Berlin Air Show, ILA, for the first time on 8 June 2010. Two years ago, during the previous ILA, the glider was still in the making. The concept was born at DLR Stuttgart in November 2007, and the official contract for the project was signed in March 2008. The plane was built by April 2009 - an incredible speed for a project of this kind - and the first flight was conducted in May 2009. Antares' ability to take off powered only by fuel cells is what makes it unique. We asked Project Manager Josef Kallo, Head of Electrochemical Systems at the DLR Institute of Technical Thermodynamics in Stuttgart, and he told us that Antares has no competition. Read more __________________

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