American flag. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 23 In the United States, a Zephyr-8 solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by the European concern Airbus crashed after 64 days of non-stop flight, Simple Flying reported on Tuesday.»Zephyr faced circumstances that which ended in the termination of his flight. No one was injured. The analysis of the data obtained from the results of more than 1,500 hours of mission in the stratosphere is underway, «Airbus told the publication. Communication with Zephyr-8 was lost on August 19 over the US state of Arizona. The location of the drone has not yet been determined. It is noted that the device set a new record for the duration of an unmanned flight, more than doubling the previous maximum value. Zephyr-8 flights took place at the level of the stratosphere. The length of the device was about 25 meters with a mass of only 75 kg.
