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bd popeye

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The X-47B is cat shot off the USS George H W Bush (CVN 77)...HISTORIC!!

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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note the folded wings..:)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is loaded onto an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Card/Released)

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(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is loaded on an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Smevog/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Horton/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Read Castillo/Released)
 

bd popeye

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Film at eleven..

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Film at eleven..

[video=youtube;0Rf0rDIhGv0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rf0rDIhGv0[/video]
Here's another view, from the bow:

[video=youtube;Ufu4qUNkOVs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufu4qUNkOVs[/video]

Now THAT is something else. Very historic.

Those aircraft are going to be game changers as they are further developed and as they are used for all sorts of missions on their own (Recon, surveillance, BDA, Maritime Patrol, Strike. Particularly when it gets to the point where say and F/A-18F is flying along, controlling 4 or so of them at a time from its own aircraft. Talk about force multipliers.

Been waiting for this.
 
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[video=youtube;0Rf0rDIhGv0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0Rf0rDIhGv0[/video]
 
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bd popeye

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Great accomplishment by the US Navy.. just a scant two years since the first flight of this aircraft.

I found this link at sina..it has photos of the X-47B aboard ship that I've not seen. Curious. There are 43 pix in all. Enjoy!

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Love this pic..

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kei3000

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Great accomplishment by the US Navy.. just a scant two years since the first flight of this aircraft.

I found this link at sina..it has photos of the X-47B aboard ship that I've not seen. Curious. There are 43 pix in all. Enjoy!

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Love this pic..

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Very impressive, great achievement by USN.
Sina commented it as a milestone and world first.
 

bd popeye

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if we can find HD version of this picture, it will be a good wallpaper.

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has it. Just click the bar for a hi-res photo..

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 13, 2013) Northrop Grumman personnel conduct pre-operational tests on an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)
 

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The USN has released these photos of the X-47B aboard CVN-77.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator passes over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Smevog/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) prepare to launch an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on the ship's flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Smevog/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft moves across the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) Sailors move an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator onto an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft is transported in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) Dave Lorenz, left, and Bruce McFadden, deck operators for Northrop Grumman, discuss the launch of an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Lorenz and McFadden operated the X-47B as it taxied from the aircraft elevator to the catapult. George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is lifted on an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is towed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator flies over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman by Alan Radecki/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 13, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is towed into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)
 
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bd popeye

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We must remember that the X-47B is a prototype demonstration aircraft. It is not the final product. There have only been two built. No more have been funded as of yet. I do believe the USN intends to have this aircraft or one like it as part of their carrier air wing in the future.

According to wiki
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the first of these aircraft is to be delivered to the USN in 2019.

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