Robotic Aircraft to Cross Pacific Ocean

Message posted by Jose on April 21, 2001 at 20:32:32 PST:

(AP) - A robotic reconnaissance jet developed for the Air Force will try to fly from California to Australia on Sunday, becoming the first such aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean. The unpiloted Global Hawk spy plane will take off from the Mojave Desert before dawn and land at a Royal Australian Air Force Base outside Adelaide after a 221/2-hour, 8,600-mile flight.

o Global Hawk prepares for deployment http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.shtml?d=16191

o Global Hawk data sheet http://www.iss.northgrum.com/products/usaf_products/global_hawk/global_hawk.html and gallery http://www.iss.northgrum.com/products/usaf_products/global_hawk/pic-1.html

o More photos http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news?p=robotic+aircraft&c=news_photos

Image source: Flight technician Darryl Bech inspects the wing of Global Hawk in a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, April 18, 2001. The robotic aircraft will fly to Australia on April 22, 2001, where it will take part in combined military exercises. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Source: Yahoo! Daily News and AP

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