Highly Advanced Israeli Drone Crashes in Field
One of the most sophisticated drones in the Israeli military crashed by accident in a field on Sunday, without causing casualties, an army spokeswoman said.
"An Eytan (meaning "strong" in Hebrew) crashed by accident into a field today in Israel during a test being carried out jointly by the army and Israel Aerospace Industries. There were no injuries," the spokeswoman told Agence France Presse.
Israel's private Channel 10 television said a wing broke off, apparently because of a heavy payload, causing a loss estimated at 10 million dollars.
The huge drone, of which the Israeli army only has a few in service, is the size of a Boeing 737, can fly 36 hours non-stop -- bringing Israel's arch-foe Iran within range -- and carry a payload at an altitude of 13,000 meters (40,000 feet).
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Who writes this???? No it is NOT the same size of a Boeing 737. Get your facts, because frankly, reading these articles on naharnet is a joke.
This is not even half the size of a 737.
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@ Cedarjet
Could it be the wingspan they are referring to?
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Excuse cedar. He meant it cannot have as many seats as 737.
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Neither it's wingspan nor it's length are near the size of a Boeing 737.
Reflects the reporting/publishing at naharnet.
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@cedarjet ... your comment is a Joke ...
Get your facts straight before throwing punches !
Drones can in fact be as large as 737 : http://digitaljournal.com/article/287904
FYI : here are other news sites that you can go comment on !
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9047664/Israeli-drone-the-size-of-a-Boeing-737-crashes.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/29/israel-drone-crash_n_1239960.html
big m.f. drone can nuke Iran