The Boeing Phantom Ray, just one of the dozens of unmanned aerial vehicles currently under development. BoeingFrom Live Science:
Boeing’s sleek fighter-size Phantom Ray stealth jet will make its first flight by year’s end. This unmanned airborne system (UAS) is designed for a variety of warfighter roles ranging from reconnaissance and surveillance to aerial refueling, electronic attack and hunter/killer missions.
The 36-foot-long aircraft, which will serve as a test bed for advanced technologies, was rolled out May 10 at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security plant in St. Louis, Missouri. With its 614 mph (0.8 Mach) cruising speed, operating altitude of 40,000 feet and 50-foot wingspan, the 36,5000-pound Phantom Ray advances the state of the art for unmanned aircraft. The bat-shaped flying wing has a combat radius of 1200 nautical miles. Power comes from a General Electric F404-102D engine.
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The Boeing Phantom Ray reminded me of Star Wars. I think that this new stealth fighter is innovative and is very promising in the aviation industry. However, since this is a new technology having sensitive features (surveillance and electronic attack and hunter/killer missions), the contractors that provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for military aviation products should strictly adhere to aviation certification processes like the AS9120 or the AS9100 certification to ensure that they are conforming with the standard rules of aerospace quality management system.
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