Northrop Grumman’s X-47B is ready. On Friday it completed a 29-minute test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, managing to land “right on the centreline” of the runway. Without having a pilot onboard. [YouTube via Aviation Week]
Northrop Grumman’s X-47B is ready. On Friday it completed a 29-minute test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, managing to land “right on the centreline” of the runway. Without having a pilot onboard. [YouTube via Aviation Week]
Jon
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 10:20 AMAll that’s left to do is give Skynet control and we’re sweet. Judgement day here we come.
Ollie
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 12:19 PMI love it how they still use F-16s for CAS around airbases, most beautiful plane ever made.
Steve
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 6:00 PMIt’s more mundane than that… F16s just happen to be very plentiful and cheap.
Sky Bolt
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 10:58 PMWhy wouldn’t they retract the landing gear?