The U.S. Navy successfully launched an unmanned jet from the deck of an aircraft carrier on Tuesday, making aviation history, according to a Reuters report.<br /><br />The X-47B, a bat-winged experimental drone the size of a fighter jet, was launched from an aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia.<br /><br />The radar-evading drone has a 62 foot wingspan and a length of 38 feet. The wings can be folded for easier storage on aircraft carriers.<br /><br />The jet is fully autonomous, but human operators on board the aircraft carrier standby in the event of a malfunction.<br /><br />Designed to fly farther and stay in the air longer than existing aircrafts, it has a range of more than 3,400 km and can reach an altitude of over 40,000 feet.<br /><br />The drone has yet to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, but the navy expects it to complete this more complex task later this year.<br /><br />The test flight, which had been years in the making, is being seen as a milestone in drone technology.<br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS US, GO TO:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS <br /><br />FOR MORE FUNNY TAIWANESE ANIMATIONS, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition <br /><br />FOR MORE FUNNY TAIWANESE ANIMATIONS IN ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAtv <br /><br />FOR MORE TOMONEWS JP, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsJP <br /><br />FOR MORE APPLE DAILY ENGLISH, GO TO: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AppleDailyEnglish <br /><br />CHECK OUT THE ODDBODS!<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/nxTomo
