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title: ""The Hawk 30 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that features ten…"
date: 2019-03-12
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# "The Hawk 30 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that features ten…

*March 12, 2019 · Facebook*

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\"The Hawk 30 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that features ten electric engines and can fly at altitudes of over 65,600 feet (20 km) according to IEEE Spectrum. Other than that, details are sparse.\
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The Hawk 30 won't be the first UAV of its kind to attempt to bring connectivity to remote areas. The drone that holds the record of any winged horizontal aircraft was set by AeroVironment's previous prototype, the Helios. That prototype was "an elegant flying wing wider than a 747 but weighing less than just one of the jumbo jet's 18 landing wheels," IEEE Spectrum writes.\
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It flew at an altitude of 93,000 feet back in 2001, but splintered into tiny pieces and fell into the Pacific Ocean just two years later due to turbulence.\"\
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