Dawn of a new era of aircraft, the X-45

The new X-45 unmanned aircraft has the weapon capacity of delivering 1,000lb to 4,500lb bombs on to a target without be detected at an alititude of 40,000 feet.


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Tell me what you think

[edit on 27-11-2004 by The_RichDude]

It sound like a very appealing aircraft. Do you have any idea on the cost or matinence required to buy them and keep them flying?

do you recon i could fit one in my back yard?

Originally posted by llama009
do you recon i could fit one in my back yard?

If your back yard is 40 ft by 50 ft then yes, it would hold the X-45C along with just a little wiggle room.





[edit on 13-12-2004 by intelgurl]

Thats certainly one sexy looking RPV...I wonder how many UFO reports this will generate (or has generated?)...

That's one killer lookin' machine.. I'm asking the same question as Plazma.

On friday, Dec. 10th 2 Bloc 3, Boeing X-45A's flew together in coordinated flight piloted by one operater.
Operating under the call signs Stingray 01 and Stingray 02, the aircraft flew together for over an hour. During a previous mission this month, the same X-45A's flew successfully in different formations, demonstrating the ability to autonomously enter and exit coordinated flight based on pre-identified points and showing the ability to dynamically alter the formation in all three axes simultaneously.

Now if they can just put a rat brain in it for a bio-controller we'll be well on our way to a sci-fi future...

Boeing: X-45's continue coordinated flights

Yup, they're working hard on these beautiful aircraft.

The X-45C is expected to hit the sky early 2006. www.air-attack.com...

In the meantime the A version will be updated and tested with newer hard- and software. For the same DAPRA/USAF/USNAVY J-UCAS program, the X-47 also gets improvements, and also a second, larger version, the X-47B.


btw, Im still looking for some data I couldn't find several weeks ago, the X-45Cs height and mission take-off weight. If anyone has that info, please email/u2u me, thanks.