Photo: Boeing First Flight: Early 2011 Boeing has just unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, and aircraft that should be able to stay up at 65,000 feet for up to four days without refueling. Of course Boeing’s first customer will no doubt be the U.S. military, but the company also mentions potential uses of the Phantom Eye for “civil and commercial customers”, and that’s where things get interesting. Such a drone could send a 450-pound payload to high altitude more rapidly and more cheaply than a satellite and with more range an… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Boeing Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Phantom Eye Unmanned Drone
