Specifications (X-47B)
General characteristics- Crew: none aboard
- Length: 38.2 ft (11.63 m)
- Wingspan: 62.1 ft (30.9 ft folded) (18.92 m)
- Height: 10.4 ft (3.10 m)
- Empty weight: 14,000 lb (6,350.29 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 44,567 lb (20,215 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan
- Maximum speed: "high subsonic"
- Cruise speed: 0.45 mach
- Range: 2,100+ NM (3,889+ km)
- Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
- 2 × GBU-31 JDAM (905 kg each)(2000 lb)
Although admittedly, while it may not be a fighter class aircraft, it is a superior drone. Hydrogen fuel is not exactly a high energy substance. Its not exactly as efficient as jet fuel. What is the plane doing? Loitering at low speeds? Lets be honest, you expect this thing to take on a fighter aircraft?
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