Boeing unveils unmanned planes

[Flashback]

Boeing Unveils Unmanned Phantom Eye Demonstrator. | Planenews Aviation News

ST. LOUIS: The Boeing Company [NYSE: (BA)] today unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, a demonstrator that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days.


“Phantom Eye is the first of its kind and could open up a whole new market in collecting data and communications,” Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works, said today at the unveiling ceremony in St. Louis. “It is a perfect example of turning an idea into a reality. It defines our rapid prototyping efforts and will demonstrate the art-of-the-possible when it comes to persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The capabilities inherent in Phantom Eye’s design will offer game-changing opportunities for our military, civil and commercial customers.”

 

[samh004]

I have to say that’s a pretty ugly looking plane.

 

[simongr]

Aren't predator drones already unmanned planes?