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Phantom Eye: Boeing's new unmanned hydrogen-powered spy plane



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Last updated at 8:24 AM on 14th July 2010


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With its short, squat body and massive wingspan this is an unmanned jet with a difference - it's powered by hydrogen.
Boeing's Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system will be able to stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days.
Phantom Eye is designed to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance missions while remaining at high altitude. It will produce only water as a by-product.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/13/article-0-0A6DADCF000005DC-14_634x401.jpg Boeing unveils its PhantomEye spy plane today which is designed to fly at 65,00 feet and will be powered by hydrogen alone

Boeing also is developing a larger unmanned plane that will stay aloft for more than 10 days and 'Phantom Ray,' a fighter-sized UAV that will be a test bed for more advanced technologies.

'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 today at the unveiling ceremony in St. Louis.
'It is a perfect example of turning an idea into a reality. It defines our rapid prototyping efforts and will demonstrate the art-of-the-possible when it comes to persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
'The capabilities inherent in Phantom Eye's design will offer game-changing opportunities for our military, civil and commercial customers.'

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/13/article-0-0A6DAB7D000005DC-50_634x417.jpg An artist's impression of the high-altitude spy plane

Later this summer, Phantom Eye will be shipped to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California to begin a series of ground and taxi tests in preparation for its first flight in early 2011.
That debut flight is expected to last between four and eight hours.
'The program is moving quickly, and it’s exciting to be part of such a unique aircraft,' said Drew Mallow, Phantom Eye program manager for Boeing.
'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.








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[bobdina]

yup Perocity posted something about it the other day. Hope it works as advertised .

[perocity]

Not much info out yet, but you can bet if you see a photo they have been quietly working on this for some time.
This is the link enjoy! killer site I get a lot of info here: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/12/344324/boeing-unveils-phantom-eye.html

[Reactor-Axe-Man]

It's not a jet.

This is likely some token 'green' gesture by Boeing. Since hydrogen has to be manufactured here on planet Earth (usually from natural gas), any idea of 'cheap clean energy' that might be advocated here is pure unadulterated bullshit. You must either use fossils fuels or a fuckton of energy produced primarily by fossil fuels to make hydrogen. If it's liquid hydrogen, you must use even more energy refrigerating it down to cryogenic temperatures, still more energy to maintain it cold and liquid, and yet even still more fossil fuel products for the insulation for the tanks unless you want to carry an on-board cryogenic compressor and all of its associated plumbing and heat rejection systems in order to preserve your fuel supply.

It will probably turn out to be a decent platform, but I resent the 'green' marketing being lashed to it. That's a fucking lie.

[gutro]

Looks like good target practice to me lol.....
Big, slow and full of hydrogen..... Who doesn't like fireworks????? LMAO