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The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) expressly designed and developed to operate from the flight decks of US Navy aircraft carriers. The X-47B flew for the first time in 2011 and has performed, in the following years, several operational tests completed in 2015. The X-47B was used in the test cycles on board the U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), and it performed take-off, landing, and air-refueling duties. To optimize the on-board capability, the X-47B is equipped with folding wings in order to minimize the space on the overcrowded flight decks of the aircraft carriers. It is equipped with a Pratt & Whitney turbofan engine that guarantees subsonic performance, and in its two loading bays, it can provide an offensive load of over 2,000 kg.
- Period: Modern
- Country: United States
- SKILL: 3
- Model Dim.: 26.2 cm - 16.1 cm
- Box Dim.: 345 x 242 x 48 mm
The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) expressly designed and developed to operate from the flight decks of US Navy aircraft carriers. The X-47B flew for the first time in 2011 and has performed, in the following years, several operational tests completed in 2015. The X-47B was used in the test cycles on board the U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), and it performed take-off, landing, and air-refueling duties. To optimize the on-board capability, the X-47B is equipped with folding wings in order to minimize the space on the overcrowded flight decks of the aircraft carriers. It is equipped with a Pratt & Whitney turbofan engine that guarantees subsonic performance, and in its two loading bays, it can provide an offensive load of over 2,000 kg.