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Boeing looking at revolutionary drone
Boeing is reportedly working on a revolutionary drone that can stay in the air for up to four days at 65,000 feet.
According to media reports, the ‘Phantom Eye’, made by Boeing’s Phantom Works division, is a high-altitude long endurance unmanned airborne system, which is powered by hydrogen. The inaugural flight of the new drone is expected to happen soon at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
“Phantom Eye is the first of its kind and could open up a whole new market in collecting data and communications,” Darryl Davis, President of Boeing Phantom Works, said.
The Phantom Eye had completed 12 days of ground vibration and structural mode interaction tests in June this year at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Drew Mallow, Phantom Eye programme manager for Boeing, said, “The hydrogen propulsion system will be the key to Phantom Eye’s success. It is very efficient and offers great fuel economy, and its only byproduct is water, so it’s also a ‘green’ aircraft.”
Phantom Eye is powered by two 2.3-litre, four-cylinder engines that provide 150 horsepower each. It has a 150-foot wingspan, will cruise at approximately 150 knots and can carry up to a 450-pound payload.
According to reports, Boeing is also developing a larger unmanned plane that will stay aloft for over 10 days and ‘Phantom Ray,’ a fightersized unmanned aerial vehicle that will be a test bed for more advanced technologies, which made its inaugural flight in April 2011.
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