Those who went on the Edwards AFB tour last year

[DesertRat]

Those of you who attended the Edwards AFB Tour and Herf with me last year will remember that we were treated to a rare view of the X47B as it underwent ground testing out on the flightline.

Well, on February 4th that aircraft completed it's historic first flight. Here are two articles related to that flight.

Robot naval stealth fighter takes to the air
The Register by Lewis Page 7th February 2011

The disappearance of swaggering pilots from the flight decks of US naval aircraft carriers came a step closer on Friday with the first flight of the X-47B robot tailhook stealth jet.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/07/x_47b_first_flight/


X-47B robot stealth plane makes first flight
February 7, 2011 9:52 AM PST CNET

Only six years after the film "Stealth," Northrop Grumman has demonstrated its much ballyhooed X-47B robot stealth plane, successfully completing a 29-minute test flight to 5,000 feet at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20030832-1.html


X-47B first flight video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZD8f9X9WD8&feature=player_embedded

Photo credit: Northrop Grumman

 

[CRQuarto]

Nice!

That was easily one of the BEST CP gatherings, ever. The tour, the herf, everything was awesome. Thanks again Danny for setting all that up, I still look through those photos and get excited.