Boeing Phantom Eye undergoes taxi testing
Boeing has announced that its Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has conducted its first medium-speed taxi test. The hydrogen-powered aircraft is designed for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and communications.
According to Boeing, the test was conducted March 10 2012 at Edwards Air Force Base in coordination with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre. Phantom Eye, travelling atop its launching cart system, reached speeds of up to 30 knots as ground teams relayed directions and information using Boeing’s advanced Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (COMC2) software.
With its 150-foot wingspan, Phantom Eye is designed to fly at an altitude of up to 65,000 feet and stay airborne for up to four days while carrying a 450-pound payload.
James Dodd, Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft vice president, Boeing Phantom Works, said of the tests, ‘Phantom Eye’s hydrogen-powered propulsion system, matched with its exceptional fuel economy and robust endurance, ushers in a new realm of possibilities for potential customers’ long-endurance ISR missions’.
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