Boeing Phantom Eye
This all new unmanned drone has incredible capability. It currently can stay aloft for 4 days but soon will soon stay up 10 days. While designed
as a surveillance platform, it carries a 500 lb payload that includes
Hellfire missiles. Flying at 65,000 feet - the very edge of space, it is just about out of range of missiles.
Boeing's New Spy Plane General Characteristics:
Wingspan: 150 ft. (46 m)
Takeoff gross weight : 9,800 lbs. (4,445 kg)
Cruise speed : 150 kts.
Maximum speed : 200 kts.
Altitude : 65,000 ft.
Engines : (2) 2.3L 150 horsepower
Endurance : 4 days at 65,000 ft.<
Let that sink in -Wingspan equal to the width of a good size building lot.
It's relatively light (at 5 ton), slow, flies at twice the altitude of commercial transport.
It's powered by 2 truck engines and stays aloft for 4 days.
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