X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration
X-47B Demonstrator Flies in Cruise Mode for First Time Published: Mon October 10th, 2011 via: Northrop Grumman EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft reached a major milestone Sept. 30 when it retracted its landing gear and flew in its cruise configuration for the first time. U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Demonstrator Flies in Cruise Mode for First Time Source: Northrop Grumman Clique na foto para ampliá-la. The flight, conducted at Edwards Air Force Base, also helped validate precision navigation hardware and software that will allow the X-47B to land with precision on the moving deck of an aircraft carrier. "Last week's flight gave us our first clean look at the aerodynamic cruise performance of the X-47B air system…and it is proving out all of our predictions," said Janis Pamiljans, vice president and Navy UCAS program...