Eco Factor: Eco-friendly UAV powered by hydrogen.
Boeing has unveiled a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft system, the Phantom Eye, which can stay aloft at 65,000 feet for four days emitting nothing other than water. The aircraft will be shipped to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center for ground and taxi testing.
The Phantom Eye is expected to hit the skies sometime next year and the test flight should last up to eight hours. The spy plane includes two 2.3 liter, four-cylinder hydrogen fueled engines, provided by Ford, each of which generates an output of 150hp.
The plane has a 150-foot wingspan and can carry up to 450-pounds of payload, while cruising at 150 knots or 170mph.
Via: Popsci
