ANN Reader Dave Hirshman (and all-around cool guy) sent us an
interesting note and some details on a recent deadstick landing
that turned out fairly well... all things considered. Here's his
story...
Aimed At Reducing Development Risks for X-47B Combat UAV
Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened a new system integration
laboratory (SIL) to help identify any potential hardware, software
or system cost issues related to the development of its X-47B
combat unmanned air vehicle long before the first air vehicle
flies.
A Boeing 747 variant modified to carry an anti-missile laser
system will make its first test flights before the end of the year,
according to the Air Force. The 20 or so test flights will be
conducted at the same time the laser itself is being tested on the
ground at Edwards AFB (CA).
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