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Caribbeans

(1,038 posts) Wed Oct 2, 2024, 03:02 PM Oct 2

World's first 5,800-mile-range hydrogen powered drone revealed in Seoul

World’s first 5,800-mile-range hydrogen-powered drone revealed in Seoul

This hydrogen-powered drone can fly for up to 14 hours and features radio frequency and an LTE/5G communication system.

Interesting Engineering | Kapil Kajal | Sep 25, 2024

Seoul, South Korea: Hogreen Air, a local firm in South Korea, has unveiled a high-speed, long-range hydrogen fuel cell drone at the H2 Mobility Energy Environment Technology (MEET) conference, being held in Seoul from September 25 to 27.

The company developed this long-duration surveillance and reconnaissance hydrogen unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for various mission execution.

The drone utilizes hydrogen, either in gas or liquid form.

5,800-mile remote operation

This hydrogen-powered drone can fly for up to 14 hours. It features radio frequency and an LTE/5G communication system. The drone can carry a maximum payload of 10 kg.

What differentiates this drone from traditional drones is its range of operation. The drone recently flew remotely in Germany, while its operators were located nearly 5,778 miles away in South Korea...more
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/hydrogen-drone-long-range-korea

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World's first 5,800-mile-range hydrogen powered drone revealed in Seoul (Original Post) Caribbeans Oct 2 OP

Happy for innovation and engineering mymomwasright Oct 2 #1

Title is click bait thatdemguy Oct 2 #2

Yeah that title is a hot mess Shermann Oct 2 #3

I certainly hope the U.S. doesn't get SO far behind everyone else... Think. Again. Oct 2 #4

mymomwasright

(390 posts)

1. Happy for innovation and engineering

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2024, 03:09 PM

Oct 2

Sad for darker uses.

thatdemguy

(535 posts)

2. Title is click bait

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2024, 03:12 PM

Oct 2

It was controlled from 5800 miles away. Also why are tying in fuel cell generators instead of a diesel generator?

I wonder if dji put any limitations on their new system that uses cellular to back up the radio system.

Shermann

(8,722 posts)

3. Yeah that title is a hot mess

Reply to thatdemguy (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 2, 2024, 03:31 PM

Oct 2

If it is using LTE wireless communications, there is effectively no range limit on Earth. The 5800 miles is just what they were able to test. Arbitrary and misleading.

Think. Again.

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4. I certainly hope the U.S. doesn't get SO far behind everyone else...

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2024, 03:50 PM

Oct 2

...in non-fossil fuel technology that we won't be able to build any standing the global market at all.

We have a LOT of catching up to do.

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