Passenger plane flies 800 kilometres without a pilot

[Ian W]

Isn't the global hawk almost as big as the jet stream??

Depends whether you are measuring length or wingspan or MTOW


Global Hawk:

• Length: 47.6 ft (14.5 m)
• Wingspan: 130.9 ft (39.9 m)
• Height: 15.3 ft (4.7 m)
• Empty weight: 14,950 lb (6,781 kg)
• Gross weight: 32,250 lb (14,628 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce F137-RR-100 turbofan engine, 7,600 lbf (34 kN) thrust

(From Wikipedia)

• Length: 47 ft 1¾ in (14.37 m)
• Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
• Height: 17 ft 5½ in (5.32 m)
• Wing area: 271 ft² (25.2 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 63A418 at root, NACA 63A412 at tip
• Empty weight: 9,613 lb (4,360 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 15,332 lb (6,950 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Garrett TPE331-10UG turboprop, 940 shp (701 kW) each

(From Wikipedia)