How Versatile is Industrial Hemp? Try Hemp Aircraft

The Seed Investor has previously drawn attention to the incredible versatility (and commercial potential) of industrial hemp. We have noted that it has thousands of commerical applications – more than any other plant species.

Perhaps nothing illustrates the unbelievable usefulness (and power) of industrial hemp better than an article on the world’s first plane fabricated entirely from hemp.
 

Yes. Not only is the plane’s fuselage made of hemp, so are all the parts and accessories. And yes, the plane is even powered by hemp.

This is not merely some marketing gimmick. As a construction material, hemp is 10 times stronger than steel and lighter than traditional aerospace materials. Aircraft made from hemp require significantly less fuel to achieve altitude.

Also noted in the article on the hemp-plane:
 

An organic construction material with superior properties that is derived from an extremely eco-friendly crop (hemp requires both less land and water than cotton). That’s not a gimmick.

Hemp can also be converted into a 100% renewable biofuel with enough power-generation capacity to operate aircraft.

Industrial hemp already had thousands of known applications. Here are a few more.

Whether hemp aircraft become a commercially viable industry is entirely unknown. However, as an environmentally-friendly construction material that is extremely strong and versatile, we could be looking toward a future world made of hemp.

The potential of cannabis to revolutionize the global economy is (seemingly) limited only by our own imaginations.