Lockheed Martin SR-72. Specifications. A photo.

Lockheed Martin SR-72 - US military strategic UAV, developed by the company «Lockheed Martin».

Design UAV model Lockheed Martin SR-72 American experts began in the early 2000-ies, with, drone design was based on the model of Lockheed Martin SR-71, although increasingly been adapted to its prospective application.

Today the project is an unmanned air vehicle model Lockheed Martin SR-72 is secret in nature, however, for a variety of information, this device will be designed exclusively for military use, in particular, we are talking about reconnaissance, carrying out special operations, monitoring missions and so forth.

According to some estimates, an unmanned aerial vehicle models Lockheed Martin SR-72 will have a length equal to the fuselage 34 meters, the wingspan of the drone will be about 18 meters, which in turn will require specially prepared for the site of use of air means.

It is expected that the military UAV Lockheed Martin SR-72 can rise to a height of 32 kilometers, the device will have a huge amount of electronics that provide an opportunity for a full-scale exploration of entire regions, however, the first flight of this aircraft means planned only 2030 year .

Power section UAV US Lockheed Martin SR-72 be represented by two motors. Presumably operating on hydrogen, which will enable the device to reach a maximum speed of movement in 6500 km \ h.

Specifications Lockheed Martin SR-72.

• Length: 34 m .;
• Wingspan: 18 m .;
• Height: 6 m .;
• Maximum takeoff weight: unknown;
• Cruising flight speed: 950 km \ h .;
• Maximum flight speed: 6500 km \ h .;
• Maximum flight distance: 20000 km .;
• Maximum flight height: 32000 m .;
• aircraft engine type: hydrogen;
• Powerplant: unknown;
• Power: unknown.

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