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 The Victor Tatin airplane of 1879 used a compressed-air engine for propulsion. Original craft, at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. |
A compressed-air vehicle (CAV) is powered by an air engine, using compressed air, which is stored in a tank. Instead of mixing fuel with air and burning it in the engine to drive pistons with hot expanding gases, compressed-air vehicles use the expansion of compressed air to drive their pistons. One manufacturer claims to have designed an engine that is 90 percent efficient.Technology Review: The Air Car Preps for Market</ref>
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- Related: Alternative fuel, Alternative propulsion, Airbus, Air cars, Air engine, Charging station, Compressed air energy storage, Compression ratio, Eolocompressor, Global warming, Plug-in hybrid, Pneumatics
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