Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A ShuttleCarrier 747


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The Boeing Phantom Ray is an American demonstration stealth unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed by Boeing using company funds. The autonomous Phantom Ray is a flying wing around the size of a conventional fighter jet, and first flew in April 2011.


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Phantom Eye is designed to operate in the stratosphere over a specific area. It can be used for both military and commercial applications by making a few modifications in the payloads. About 60%-70% of the UAV is designed as an objective system. The UAV can carry 450lb (204kg) of payload and its wingspan is 150ft (46m).


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LOUIS, May 10, 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today unveiled the fighter-sized Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system, a test bed for advanced technologies. "We are on a fast track, and first.


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The Boeing "Phantom Ray" became an offshoot of the X-45 work, its first flight being in 2011 with only one having been completed to date (2014). The X-45A took on a most unique design form with its hard, clean lines, well-blended dorsal section, and swept mainplanes.


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Boeing announced Tuesday that its stealthy killer drone - the "Phantom Ray" - had flown for the first time. The flight, from Edwards Air Force Base, California, lasted just 17 minutes.


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The Boeing Phantom Ray — one of the most advanced drones ever built — came close to never flying at all. In late 2007, according to company insiders, U.S. military officials ordered Boeing to.


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Boeing's new Phantom Ray aircraft made a covert first flight last week, taking to the skies above California's Edwards Air Force Base. The unmanned airborne system (UAS) reached 7,500 feet.


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Development Boeing developed the X-45 from research gathered during the development of the Bird of Prey. The X-45 features an extremely low-profile dorsal intake placed near the leading edge of the aircraft. The center fuselage is blended into a swept lambda wing, with a small exhaust outlet.


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digits: Boeing's New Drone: The Phantom Ray. Christopher Hinton discusses Boeing's new unmanned drone, The Phantom Ray, which features advanced technologies and a top speed of 614 mph.


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Phantom Works, Boeing Defense, Space & Security's advanced research, development and prototyping division, has answered the call by dedicatedly investing in facilities, people, technology and techniques - allowing us to offer the most advanced weapons systems in the industry.


Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A ShuttleCarrier 747

The Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) took off from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California on April 27, according to Boeing, and flew for 17 minutes.


Phantom Ray UAV completes lowspeed taxi tests

We've already showed you Northrop Group's stealth drone, the X-47B (watch here). Now Boeing has entered the fray with its Phantom Ray, a stealth-style drone that just completed its inaugural test flight at Andrew's Air Force Base. But the Phantom ups the ante: instead of being just an unmanned drone controlled by remote control, it can be controlle


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Dubbed Phantom Ray, the internally funded venture will build on the knowledge gained in the X-45 project. May 9, 2009 Boeing plans to have a new unmanned platform based on the X-45C in the air by.


Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A ShuttleCarrier 747

Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its Debut By Fox News Published May 11, 2010 9:15am EDT | Updated November 4, 2015 6:43pm EST Unmanned aircraft took a leap forward Monday when Boeing unveiled the.


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With a top speed of 614 mph, the Phantom Ray has a 50-foot wingspan and measures 36 feet long and resembles a giant boomerang -- and lacks an obvious cockpit for a pilot, of course. The.


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Financed entirely by Boeing, Phantom Ray is a testament to the company and its Phantom Works division's commitment to becoming the leader in the global unmanned systems market. "Phantom Ray.