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drones_wb3.sPubDate = "1/15/2006 11:25:35 AM GMT";
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drones_wb3.appHeader = "FACT FILE|Unmanned aerial vehicles";
drones_wb3.appFooter = "Source: MSNBC research, Associated Press";
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drones_wb3[i-1].body = "Drone can send back high-resolution video, infrared and radar imagery in real time via satellite. It can carry Hellfire anti-tank missiles (as shown).<p><b>Vital statistics:</b> 26 feet, 8 inches long. Wingspan is 48 feet, 5 inches. Entered service in 1994. Costs $3.2 million.<p><b>Maximums:</b> 138 mph speed, 26,000 feet in altitude, range of 500 nautical miles, endurance of 29 hours.<p><b>More info:</b> <a href=http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=122 target=new>U.S. Air Force: Predator</a>";

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drones_wb3[i-1].body = "High-altitude, long-range, fully automatic spy plane has cameras, infrared sensors, radar, jamming equipment and other countermeasures.<p><b>Vital statistics:</b> 44 feet, 4 inches long. Wingspan is 116 feet, 2 inches. Costs $45 million, but that figure could drop to less than $20 million.<p><b>Maximums:</b> 397 mph speed, 65,000 feet in altitude, range of 12,000 nautical miles, endurance of 35 hours.<p><b>More info:</b> <a href=http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=175 target=new>U.S. Air Force: Global Hawk</a>";

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drones_wb3[i-1].body = "Boeing's Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle is still under development. It would carry a variety of smart weapons as well as satellite and line-of-sight communications.<p><b>Vital statistics:</b> 27 feet long. Wingspan would be 34 feet. First flight test in 2002, production by 2010. Production models to cost $10 million.<p><b>Maximums:</b> High subsonic speed, medium-high altitude, range of 500 to 1,000 miles.<p><b>More info:</b> <a href=http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/x-45/index.html target=new>Boeing: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle</a>";

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drones_wb3[i-1].body = "Small-scale helicopter is controlled via laptop-style ground station. It can carry video camera, infrared imager, small payloads.<p><b>Vital statistics:</b> 8 feet, 2 inches long. Blade diameter is 10 feet, 1 inch. U.S. Army evaluating models for demining operations. Two-copter system costs $1 million.<p><b>Maximums:</b> 75 mph in speed. 60 miles in range. Endurance of 6 hours.<p><b>More info:</b> <a href=http://www.schiebel.net/pages/cam_intro.html target=new>Schiebel CamCopter</a>";

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drones_wb3[i-1].body = "NASA is developing small remote-controlled planes with sensors for environmental monitoring and other applications.<p><b>Vital statistics:</b> Wingspan of 8 to 11 feet. Weight ranges from 10 to 20 pounds. Commercial models may be available around 2006, with cost targeted at perhaps $2,000.<p><b>Maximums:</b> 40 mph in speed. 400 feet or more in altitude. Endurance of 120 minutes.<p><b>More info:</b> <a href=http://www.aeroconcepts.com/UAVHome.html target=new>Instrumented UAV Systems for Earth Science</a>";

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drones_wb3[i-1].body = "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has funded development of small pilotless flying machines for military intelligence, such as the Black Widow shown at right.<p><b>Vital statistics:</b> No more than 6 inches long. Production cost targeted at $1,000. Black Widow weighs 1.75 ounces.<p><b>Maximums for Black Widow:</b> 43 mph in speed. 769 feet in altitude. Range of 0.6 mile. Endurance of 30 minutes.<p><b>More info:</b> <a href=http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/articles/2005-11/ta110105c.html target=new>DefenseLink on micro air vehicles</a>";

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