Boeing Phantom Ray
| Boeing Phantom Ray | |
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 Phantom Ray on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft |
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| Type: | Stealth caps - drone |
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| First flight: |
April 27, 2011 |
| Commissioning: |
In the development |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
In the Phantom Ray (. On dt about "Phantom Ray ") of Boeing is a testbed for the development of a flying wing - stealth - drone .
description
Development of the Phantom Ray began in mid-2007 under the name “Project Reblue” after the J-UCAS program had been canceled a year earlier. Since Boeing wanted to further research the technical basis for future projects, the Phantom Works began in 2008 to convert the X-45C prototype . The machine, which has been further developed into a technology demonstrator, has now been given the code name “Phantom Ray” and was presented to the public on May 10, 2010 in St. Louis . The project, financed by Boeing itself, is intended to serve as a test platform for advanced technologies, including reconnaissance and surveillance, combating enemy air defenses, and the implementation of electronic disruptive measures . The Phantom Ray should be able to carry out a flight refueling operation autonomously . The aircraft completed its first taxiing attempts by November 18, 2010 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. The first flight, originally planned for December 2010, was postponed to April 2011. For more rolling tests and flight tests of the test vehicle was used for the transport of NASA shuttles used Boeing 747 for Dryden Test Range transferred. The test flight in preparation for the transfer, carried out on the fuselage of the 747 on December 13, 2010, was successful. On April 27, 2011, the UCAV carried out the first 17 minute flight in Dryden. The aircraft reached an altitude of 7,500 ft and a speed of 178 kt . In May 2011, Boeing continued the test flights and is hoping for further funding from government agencies.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| length | 10.97 m |
| span | 15.24 m |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 16,556 kg |
| Top speed | approx. 988 km / h |
| Marching speed | approx Mach 0.8 |
| Service ceiling | 12,192 m |
| Use radius | 1852 km |
| Engines | a General Electric F404- GE-102D turbofan engine |
| Thrust | 50.03 kN |
| Armament | 2041 kg bomb load in a weapons bay |
The technical data is based in part on information from CNET Networks messages.
literature
- Claudio Müller: Planes of the World 2010 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-03174-6 .
Web links
- Image Gallery boeing.mediaroom.com, accessed May 11, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boeing Unveils Unmanned Phantom Ray Demonstrator. Boeing, May 10, 2010, accessed August 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Phantom Ray Completes Low-speed Taxi Tests , press release from Boeing, St. Louis, November 22, 2010, viewed February 5, 2011
- ↑ Boeing Phantom Ray Takes a Ride on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft , press release from Boeing, St. Louis, December 13, 2010, viewed February 5, 2011 (English)
- ↑ Phantom Ray Takes A Piggy Back Ride On 747 ( Memento from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), article by Kurt LaBelle on FOX2now.com from December 13, 2010, viewed February 5, 2011 (English)
- ↑ Phantom Ray first flight raises funding hopes , May 4, 2011
- ↑ Phantom Ray flies again flightglobal.com, accessed May 11, 2011
- ↑ Boeing's Phantom Ray to fly in December. CNET news, May 10, 2010, accessed May 12, 2010 .