X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests

navy.mil 18 Dec '12, 7pm

X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests

USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first at-sea test phase aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Dec. 18. The first aircraft of its kind aboard a Naval vessel, the X-47B was put through myriad trials designed to assess the viability of an unmanned system's operation aboard a carrier. Among the multitude of tests, the X-47B was towed using carrier-based tractors, taxied on the flight deck via its arm-mounted control display unit (CDU), and had its digital engine controls tested within environments pervaded by electromagnetic fields. "The system has performed outstandingly," said Don Blottenberger, program manager for the N-UCAS Program Office (PMA-268). "We've learned a lot about the environment that we're in and how compatible the aircraft is with a carrier's flight ...

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@USNavy » 19 Dec '12, 1pm
X-47B Completes First At-Sea Tests on @USSHARRYSTRUMAN. See what & how it did - [link] CC: @Gizmodo @flynavy
@nighthawkf117a » 19 Dec '12, 9am
RT @rayraylayerz: X-47BはH.S.トルーマン上での最初のテストを終えた。空母という様々な電波が飛び交う環境で牽引車に曳航され、CDUコントローラーでフライトデッキをタキシングした。X-47Bは生産に移行する事はないが、今後の海軍UAVの礎となるだろう。 [link]
@rayraylayerz » 19 Dec '12, 9am
X-47BはH.S.トルーマン上での最初のテストを終えた。空母という様々な電波が飛び交う環境で牽引車に曳航され、CDUコントローラーでフライトデッキをタキシングした。X-47Bは生産に移行する事はないが、今後の海軍UAVの礎となるだろう。 [link]
@John_T_Watts » 19 Dec '12, 4am
Carrier launched drones people. This is a big deal. (And one more step towards making carriers redundant) [link]
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@ryosenoh » 19 Dec '12, 2am
空母から発着艦で切る無人機（X-47B） Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests [link]　最初の発着艦テストが終了。
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X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests [link]
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X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests [link]