The Boeing Condor was a high tech test bed reconnaissance drone aircraft. It had a wingspan of over 200', longer than that of a Boeing B-52. Powered by two 175 hp, six cylinder opposed, twin super-charged liquid cooled Continental TSOL-300-2 engines it had a top speed of 230mph. The £124 million Taranis UAV built by BAE Systems An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft with no onboard pilot. ... The £124 million Taranis UAV built by BAE Systems An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft with no onboard pilot. ... The distance AB is the wing span of this Aer Lingus Airbus A320. ... The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force since 1955, replacing the Convair B-36. ...

Carbon fiber composite materials made up the bulk of the Condor's fuselage and wings. With a very low radar and heat signature the Condor was an extremely stealthy aircraft. The Condor is totally robotic, with an on board computer to communicate with the computers on the ground via satellite to control all facets of the Condor's missions. The Condors frame is made of mainly carbon fiber composate, as it gives of very low radar and heat signatures. Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ...

During 1989 the Condor set the world piston powered aircraft altitude record of 66,980 feet and was the first aircraft to fly a fully automated flight from takeoff to landing. A Ryanair Boeing 737 takes off from Bristol International Airport, England Takeoff is the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground (taxiing) to flying in the air (see flight), usually on a runway. ... MyTravel Airways Airbus A320 landing Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal or aircraft returns to the ground. ...

The aircraft is totally robotic, with no pilot. On board computers communicate with the computers on the ground via satellite to control all facets of the Condor's missions. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ...

During its evaluations the Condor logged over 300 hours of mission flying over Moses Lake, Washington. It is now on a display in the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Mateo, California Moses Lake is a city located in Grant County, Washington. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... San Mateo, Spanish for Saint Matthew, is the name of several places: San Mateo County, California, United States of America San Mateo, California, United States of America (in San Mateo County) San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

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