Boeing unveiled a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft system that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for four days. It's the latest effort by Boeing to build aircraft powered by hydrogen. The Phantom Eye is not exactly sleek, but it's one of the greenest aircraft out there - its only by product is water. The aircraft heralds a potential new market in data and communications collection. Later this summer, it will be shipped from Boeing's Phantom Works facility in St. Louis to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for ground and taxi testing. The debut flight will likely take place next year and should last four to eight hours, a mere preview of the aircraft's apparent capabilities. The plane has a 150-foot wingspan and can carry up to a 450-pound payload. It will cruise at 150 knots, or 170 miles per hour. It has two 2.3 liter, four-cylinder engines that provide 150 hp each.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Boeing's Hydrogen-Powered Spy Plane
Boeing unveiled a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft system that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for four days. It's the latest effort by Boeing to build aircraft powered by hydrogen. The Phantom Eye is not exactly sleek, but it's one of the greenest aircraft out there - its only by product is water. The aircraft heralds a potential new market in data and communications collection. Later this summer, it will be shipped from Boeing's Phantom Works facility in St. Louis to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for ground and taxi testing. The debut flight will likely take place next year and should last four to eight hours, a mere preview of the aircraft's apparent capabilities. The plane has a 150-foot wingspan and can carry up to a 450-pound payload. It will cruise at 150 knots, or 170 miles per hour. It has two 2.3 liter, four-cylinder engines that provide 150 hp each.
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