It would be more impressive if it wasn't being fueled by taxpayer money
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THIS SHOULD EXPLAIN IT:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/zephyr-high-flying-drone-has-been-up-for-17-days-as-part-of-army-test
Here is an excerpt from the 07/01/2022 article:
Zephyr Drone Has Been Flying For 17 Days From Arizona To Belize
The solar powered Zephyr S was last tracked over the Gulf of Mexico after having flown from its Arizona test area to Belize.
An Airbus' Zephyr S solar-powered, very-high-altitude unmanned aircraft is in the midst of a long-duration test flight and has already been aloft for 17 days so far. The drone, sometimes described as a pseudo-satellite in terms of potential capabilities, took off from the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona last month for what the service says is a test of its highly efficient long-endurance flight characteristics as part of broader work to demonstrate its ability to serve as a persistent sensor platform.
The Zephyr S in question, a design originally known as the Zephyr 8, was first spotted on online flight tracking software taking off from an airstrip at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) on June 15. For the next ten days, the unmanned aircraft, which has been using the callsign Zulu 82, flew various patterns over the adjacent Yuma Test Range and Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. This isn't an uncommon sight as Zephyr has been undergoing testing high above YPG for some time now.
hell yeah, nice find. thank you!