Boeing Aircraft X45-A Stingray Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Certified for FS9 (FS2004)
Stingray / Range - 1,500 miles / Max. Speed -
571 mph / Pax - Unmanned
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Specifications
Crew.........................................
0 (Remotely Controlled)
Seating Capacity.................................... 0
Length.................................................. 26 ft 6 in
Wingspan............................................. 33 ft 10 in
Height.................................................. 6 ft 8 in
Empty Weight......................... 8,000 lb
Service Ceiling...................................... 40,000 ft
Range .................................... 1,500 mi
Engine............. 1 Honeywell F124-GA-100 Turbofan Engine.
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ROLE
The Boeing X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle is a
concept demonstrator for a next
generation of completely autonomous military aircraft, developed by Boeing's
Phantom Works.
Boeing developed the X-45 from research gathered during the development of
the Bird of Prey. The Bird Of Prey's name is a reference to the Klingon Bird of
Prey warship
from the Star Trek television series. The X-45 features an extremely
low-profile dorsal intake placed
near the leading edge of the aircraft. The center fuselage is blended into
a swept lambda wing,
with a small exhaust outlet. It has no vertical control surfaces — split
ailerons near
each wingtip function as asymmetric air brakes, providing rudder control, much
as in Northrop's flying wings.