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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Heater on October 19, 2002, 08:59:20 AM

Title: Bird of Prey Stealth Technology Demonstrator
Post by: Heater on October 19, 2002, 08:59:20 AM

Check this out

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2002/q4/nr_021018m.html

Title: Bird of Prey Stealth Technology Demonstrator
Post by: -sudz- on October 19, 2002, 01:37:21 PM

Vera cool.  That's a weird, but beautiful, looking plane.  I wish they had gone more into its flight characteristics than it did though.

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Boeing's current development of the X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV, technology demonstrator draws directly on its Bird of Prey experience.

Wow - imagine flying one of these babies around remotely for your country.  (I know it didn't mention anything about remote piloting - just that it's unmanned.)

-sudz  

Title: Bird of Prey Stealth Technology Demonstrator
Post by: Sandman on October 19, 2002, 03:22:28 PM

The Bird of Prey is manned. It's a single seat aircraft.

Interesting that it first flew six years ago. Wonder what is next... :)