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Liquid Hydrogen UAV

Posted by samzenpus on from the impulse-power dept.

From the same company that brought you the Wasp MAV, Aerovironment announced yesterday that they have successfully completed the world's first liquid hydrogen powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight tests. From the press release: " AeroVironment's Global Observer High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) platform will be able to operate at 65,000 feet for over a week with a flexible payload-carrying capacity of up to 1,000 pounds." Applications include government and military surveillance operations, communication relays, and the potential for persistent real-time imagery of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. More pictures here.

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  1. torrents and mirrors galore! by xbmodder · · Score: 4, Informative

    pictures: http://mirrordot.org/stories/aaf0c842dfe20788ff7a5 5f10aff4b6d/index.html
    The main page:
    http://mirrordot.org/stories/d1d8af49f65278e926452 b7286f69bcb/index.html

    other mirror:
    http://xbmodder.us/www.aerovironment.com/

    my picture mirror (don't hit this) only do this if you can't get the torrent:
    http://xbmodder.us/www.aerovironment.com/global-ob server/go_pictures.htm

    torrent:
    http://xbmodder.us/global-observer.torrent