I'm skeptical about something with capability for explosive 
decompression getting approved by the FAA without a serious (meaning 
heavy) protection system around it.  Oxygen containers are heavy, and 
it isn't the air providing the weight.

The other challenge I can see from a weight standpoint is that the 
ideal shape for the 'fuel tank' would be spherical ( maximum volume 
with minimum surface area ), but spherical doesn't 'fit' well with 
current airframe shapes in my mind's eye.  Long and skinny ( e.g. wing 
tanks ) is about the worst shape from a surface area perspective.

Still, I saw Honda's doing a US hydrogen car pilot program, and I would 
have thought of similar challenges for getting auto approval.  So 
perhaps I'm just too skeptical.

http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/how-fcx-works.aspx


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