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2013-05-13 Science & Technology

US Navy's Ion Tiger drone leans on liquid hydrogen for longer-lasting spy flight

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Posted by Cholutle Hupineque4032 2013-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 And when it crashes, there are no small bits of software left lying about!

Posted by Skidmark 2013-05-13 00:26|| 2013-05-13 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 [JAPAN'S FEARED WW2 "LONG LANCE" TORPEDOES here].

Any relation of ION TIGER to NEON + PLASMA TIGERS???

just askin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-05-13 01:28|| 2013-05-13 01:28|| Front Page Top

#3 it's not only good for the government, it's good for the environment, too.

Spot the bit added by dribbling idiot journalist.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-05-13 04:53|| 2013-05-13 04:53|| Front Page Top

#4 it's good for the environment
Except for how much energy it takes to produce the liquid H2...

Posted by Spot 2013-05-13 08:01|| 2013-05-13 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Do you think he knows that H2 is produced via steam reformation of methane (not windmills).
Then energy is used to cool and compress the H2 (mostly coal).

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-05-13 08:49|| 2013-05-13 08:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Perhaps the ChiComs are stealing the design as we read.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2013-05-13 10:30|| 2013-05-13 10:30|| Front Page Top

#7 One wonder how long it would fly if modified to use avgas, without changing the overall weight?

Posted by KBK 2013-05-13 11:14|| 2013-05-13 11:14|| Front Page Top

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