Boeing Phantom Eye
| Boeing Phantom Eye | |
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| Type: | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
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June 1, 2012 |
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Prototype in the testing phase |
The phantom Eye (dt. About eye of the phantom ) of the US aerospace and defense company Boeing is an unmanned, with hydrogen powered reconnaissance aircraft for high altitude and long flight duration (engl. Hale). The development of Boeing Phantom Works is intended to meet the needs of the US military for drones for reconnaissance and reconnaissance purposes.
history
The Phantom Eye is a further development of Boeing's earlier drone, the piston engine- powered Boeing Condor , which set several altitude and distance records in the 1980s. Boeing worked closely with Ball Aerospace , Aurora Flight Sciences , Ford Motor Company and MAHLE Powertrain to develop the Phantom Eye . Assembly of the airframe began in March 2010 after the propulsion system successfully completed an 80-hour test in the altitude chamber on March 1. On July 12, 2010, the Phantom Eye was unveiled to the public in a ceremony at Boeing's facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
The demonstration pattern for flight, testing and research center, the Dryden Flight Research Center of NASA at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, spent, are where held in July and August of tests on the ground. The dimensions of the prototype correspond to about 60 to 70% of those of the future deployment system. According to Darryl Davis (President of Phantom Works), the Phantom Eye study could result in a system that could be used with four machines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round.
On June 1, 2012, the drone completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base . It flew for 28 minutes at an altitude of about 1200 meters and reached a speed of about 115 km / h. The drone was damaged on landing because the main landing gear had construction defects. On February 6, 2013, the flight tests were resumed.
construction
The Phantom Eye prototype has a wingspan of 46 m and, according to the manufacturer, can fly with a payload of 204 kg at a cruising speed of 278 km / h for more than four days at an altitude of up to 19,812 meters.
The drive system consists of two hanging 2.3-liter gasoline engines , which were originally developed for the Ford Fusion and each drive a four-blade propeller. Each of the engines delivers 110 kW (150 PS) and has been converted for hydrogen operation. Boeing explained that the operation of the aircraft will be very economical and "green" because the only waste product is water (if the emissions from the production of hydrogen are not included).
commitment
The Phantom Eye is unarmed and will be used for “permanent reconnaissance and surveillance”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Phantom Eye hydrogen-powered spy plane unveiled (English) , BBC. July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ↑ Is US unmanned aircraft biz too booming for its own good? (English) , Network World. March 29, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d Boeing 'Phantom Eye' Hydrogen Powered Vehicle Takes Shape (English) , Boeing Media. March 8, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ A b Amy Butler: Boeing Phantom Eye Preps For Ground Testing (English) , Aviation Week. July 13, 2010. Accessed on July 14, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ USA celebrate the "Phantom Eye" drone as a new era
- ↑ boeing.mediaroom.com: Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Taxi Tests, Readies for Return to Flight , press release of February 7, 2013
- ↑ a b c Boeing's 'Phantom Eye' Ford Fusion powered stratocraft (English) , The Register. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
