The SkyGuardian drone, created by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, made a transatlantic flight.
Having flied from an airbase in North Dakota to the United States, he landed in Gloucestershire in England. The flight lasted 24 hours 2 minutes. Drone became the first medium-altitude unmanned vehicle for a long flight that flew across the Atlantic.
MQ-9B SkyGuardian has a wingspan of 24 meters. The device is equipped with a turbo-screw engine Honeywell TPE331-10. He is able to lift a cargo of 2.1 tons.
The maximum speed of the UAV is 389 km / h. SkyGuardian is able to fly more than 40 hours at an altitude of up to 12,2 thousand meters.
Having flied from an airbase in North Dakota to the United States, he landed in Gloucestershire in England. The flight lasted 24 hours 2 minutes. Drone became the first medium-altitude unmanned vehicle for a long flight that flew across the Atlantic.
MQ-9B SkyGuardian has a wingspan of 24 meters. The device is equipped with a turbo-screw engine Honeywell TPE331-10. He is able to lift a cargo of 2.1 tons.
The maximum speed of the UAV is 389 km / h. SkyGuardian is able to fly more than 40 hours at an altitude of up to 12,2 thousand meters.
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