Second X47-B Drone Begins Flying

The tailless X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle was designed to operate from aircraft carriers.

Northrop Begins Flying Second X47-B Drone -- Sign On San Diego

Northrop Grumman has expanded its effort to create powerful drones for the Navy, adding a second X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle to the flight testing schedule at Edwards Air Force Base. The tailless drone, which was largely designed in Rancho Bernardo, first flew on Nov. 22.

The new vehicle, which Northrop is calling Air Vehicle 2 (AV-2) "took off under hazy skies from Edwards Air Force Base at 12:43 p.m. PST, climbed rapidly to an altitude of 5,000 feet, flew several racetrack patterns over Rogers Dry Lake, then landed safely at 1:12 p.m.," Northrop says in a statement.

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My Comment:More background information on the X-47b program can be found here.