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Twin turbofan high altitude multi mission high altitude aircraft capable of autonomous flight or flying with two pilots and one scientist. The first prototype flew on July 26, 1998.
| MODEL | "Proteus" |
| CREW | 2 |
| PASSENGERS | 1 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Williams FJ44-2E turbofan |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 6700 kg | 14771 lb |
| Payload | 900kg | 1984 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 16.7/23.7 m | 55 ft 9 in / 78 ft 9 in |
| Length | 17.16 m | 56 ft 4 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Ceiling | 18000 m | 59050 ft |
| Richard Jones, rjaerial=comcast.net, 29.08.2012 When I worked for Sandia Laboratory we used this plane for global warming studies and it flew in Kauaii, Alaska and Australia. I have some really nice aerial shots of it. | | You don't need to know, 01.11.2011 Cool. It's a Tandem Wing Aircraft. I write books (I'm hoping to get one published), and based a make-believe aircraft off of this. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Someone | | oliver yau, 29.12.2009 how long will it be in service? if you know please tell me. thank you | | ranap, ranaplus=gmail.com, 19.08.2009 hi, Japanese garage kit maker released Halo Proteus and more Rutan plane.
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tac1991/144top.html
enjoy! | | Chuck Anderson, cbakiteskites=yahoo.com, 21.11.2006 Are there any three-views and/or scale models of the Proteus, and if so, where can I obtain them? Thank you. Sincerely,
Chuck Anderson |
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