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To: decimon

The Global Hawk has more capable surveillance systems and longer loiter time. It’s potential vulnerability is its stated maximum altitude of 65,000 feet. I doubt that is its true maximum altitude, since being unmanned, it shouldn’t have human systems/life support concerns.


10 posted on 06/03/2009 8:13:27 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Life's not fair, people are mean. Get over it.)
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To: CholeraJoe

It does have combustion-in-an-oxygen-atmosphere issues.
Unless you are using enhanced breathing engines thats about all yoiu are going to get in terms of ceiling.


12 posted on 06/03/2009 8:51:01 AM PDT by rahbert
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