while looking at google earth yesterdayevening my eyes were focussing on 2 unidentified (at least to me) aircraft seen at (I think) a Lockeed Skunk Works ramp at Palmdale regional airport.
the biggest aircraft lookes like a B-2 but isn't.
hope someone can tell me more about them ...
rgds,
Peter
interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RAP
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Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
coordinates are: 34 38 27 N 118 04 59 WAjaxfever wrote:while looking at google earth yesterdayevening my eyes were focussing on 2 unidentified (at least to me) aircraft seen at (I think) a Lockeed Skunk Works ramp at Palmdale regional airport.
the biggest aircraft lookes like a B-2 but isn't.
hope someone can tell me more about them ...
rgds,
Peter
Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
One of them is the X-47B (the largest one)
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Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
ok, thnxs. So no new black aircraftmichel N wrote:One of them is the X-47B (the largest one)
probably Skunk Works needs extra space within their hangars ...
Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
Little one is an X-47A.
Skunk Works is the 'black' division of Lockheed-Martin, these UAV's were built by Northrop-Grumman.
Skunk Works is the 'black' division of Lockheed-Martin, these UAV's were built by Northrop-Grumman.
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Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
If they were still considered 'black', I guess they wouldn't have let them appear on Google Earth.....unless intentionally.
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Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
Photographed the MQ-25A 'Stingray' (tanker version of the X-47B) at Palmdale around two weeks ago.
Was towed out towards the end of the runway for a while.
Similar distant hazy shot to this in this article, when spoke with this guy briefly...
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/13 ... california
Was towed out towards the end of the runway for a while.
Similar distant hazy shot to this in this article, when spoke with this guy briefly...
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/13 ... california
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Re: interesting "black" aircraft seen outside at Palmdale RA
The smaller one:
X-47A
Original proof-of-concept prototype with a 27.8-foot (8.5 m) wingspan, first flown in 2003.
The bigger one:
X-47B
Demonstrator aircraft with a 62-foot (19 m) wingspan, first flown in 2011.
X-47A
Original proof-of-concept prototype with a 27.8-foot (8.5 m) wingspan, first flown in 2003.
The bigger one:
X-47B
Demonstrator aircraft with a 62-foot (19 m) wingspan, first flown in 2011.
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