An RQ-4 Global Hawk break the world record for unrefueled flight of stairs survival by a full - scale uncrewed aircraft in a test at Edwards Air Force Base last week , staying aloft for 33.1 hours at altitudes approaching 60,000 foot . The Northrop - Grumman built airplane be $ 28 million each – there are presently three of them in military action both in the U.S. and in the Middle East . The previous record was bear by an earlier random variable of the Global Hawk .
The Global Hawk fills a role similar to the Cold War classic U2 undercover agent woodworking plane , providing surveillance , intelligence and reconnaissance at a flight of stairs ceiling of 65,000 feet . It does n’t put fender at risk the way the U2 did , though . It ’s controlled by footing gang that attend out in two disjoined bunkers far from the military action . At more than 40 feet long , with a 116 - foot wingspan , the Global Hawk is one impressive doll . Do n’t call back Sarah Connor has n’t find . Photo quotation : U.S. Air Force .
Northrop Grumman ’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Sets 33 - Hour Flight Endurance Record[Space War ]
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