Air-fueled aircraft on Titan

Titan has 50% more air pressure than Earth and much lower
gravity, which would seem to make flight (both LTA and HTA) an
attractive option for exploring that world. About 1.6% of the
atmosphere is methane or something derived from it. Assuming the
craft carries its own oxidizer [1], is it possible to directly
use the methane in the air as fuel?

1: Iitan is on average almost cold enough for oxygen to liquify, which
should make storage of LOX a doddle.



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