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Boeing Hydrogen Powered Drone First Flight

Posted by Unknown on from the eco-friendly-spying-program dept.

garymortimer writes with news of the test flight of a hydrogen powered UAV. From the article: "Phantom Eye's innovative and environmentally responsible liquid-hydrogen propulsion system will allow the aircraft to stay on station for up to four days while providing persistent monitoring over large areas at a ceiling of up to 65,000 feet, creating only water as a byproduct. The demonstrator, with its 150-foot wingspan, is capable of carrying a 450-pound payload."

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  1. Re:So It's Come To This. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What if it used a hydrogen bomb? Wouldn't that be more environmentally friendly?

  2. Re:Water as a by-product by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 4, Funny

    If by 'watering' you mean 'bombing' and by 'crops' you mean 'insurgents' then officially 'no'.

  3. Great! by BitHive · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is the facility where these violations of our privacy are orchestrated going to be solar powered?

  4. Re:Water as a by-product by couchslug · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Are they going to use them for watering the crops or something?"

    Google "Chemtrails".

    Pleasant dreams.

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    "This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
  5. Re:Nyou-kee-lar by scottrocket · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's pronounced "Nuke-u-ler"; the "s" is silent.

  6. Re:So It's Come To This. by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think Kevin Smith is still under 450 lbs, and he's created a few bombs.

  7. Re:But realistically yes. by RivenAleem · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mod parent paradoxically.