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First hydrogen-powered flight by unmanned aircraft system Global Observer

Edwards, USA - Developed by AV and the US government

AeroVironment Inc, AV, a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Efficient Electric Energy Technologies , announced that the UAS, Unmanned Aircraft System, Global Observer, has completed its first flight powered by a hydrogen-fueled propulsion system. The flight, conducted at EAFB, Edwards Air Force Base, in California, lasted four hours, reaching an altitude of 5000 feet, and was...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1124612
Rome, Italy, 01/13/2011 18:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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