Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Phantom Ray Drone



Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A Shuttle-Carrier 747 -- Popular Science

ST. LOUIS — Boeing’s newest spy drone, the Phantom Ray, got its first taste of the air Monday while hitching a ride on a 747 designed to ferry the space shuttle. It was a first for the drone, which is a test bed for advanced UAV technologies, but it was also a big day for NASA, which proved it can find new uses for space shuttle technologies after the shuttles retire.

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More News On The Phantom Ray Drone

Unmanned Phantom Ray makes maiden voyage -- MSNBC
Robo stealth bomber piggybacks on NASA's shuttle jumbo -- The Register
Phantom Ray hitches ride on 747 -- CNET
Boeing rolls out new spy drone -- Stltoday.com
Phantom Ray Takes A Piggy Back Ride On 747 -- FOX News

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