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Bombardier Global 6000/6500
Global Hawk
“Unmanned, unblinking, always watching.”
Bombardier · military
Length
99 ft 5 in
Wingspan
94 ft 0 in
Max speed
488 kts
Range
6,600 nmi
Ceiling
51,000 ft
Engines
2x Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 / Pearl 15
Crew
2
Max passengers
17
Typical config
13 (executive)
Built
800+
The RQ-4 Global Hawk has a 130-foot wingspan — bigger than a 737. It loiters at 60,000 feet for 30+ hours.
Fun fact
Global Hawk set a record for unmanned aerial vehicle endurance: 33 hours of continuous flight.
How to spot one
Between Global 5500 and 7500. Large cabin, intercontinental range.
Crews call it
The Globe
Sounds like
BR710 or Pearl 15 — ultra-smooth long-range turbofan
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the Global Hawk from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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