The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today unveiled the fighter-sized Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system, a test bed for advanced technologies.
"We are on a fast track, and first flight is in sight," said Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works. "Phantom Ray is on schedule to fly in December, about two years after this project began. This is a tremendous accomplishment for Boeing and the Phantom Ray team."
Phantom Ray is scheduled to begin taxi tests this summer. The first flight in December will be followed by up to nine additional flights over approximately six months. Phantom Ray is designed to support potential missions that may include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; suppression of enemy air defenses; electronic attack; strike; and autonomous aerial refueling.
"The initial flights will take Phantom Ray through its paces for the flight test profile. Beyond that, the missions and systems tested will be determined by future warfighter needs," said Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing.
Phantom Ray, which evolved from the X-45C program, is one of several programs in the Phantom Works division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Phantom Works uses rapid prototyping initiatives to design, develop and build advanced aircraft and then demonstrate their capabilities.
Key Phantom Ray suppliers include General Electric-Aviation (propulsion and power distribution), Honeywell (brake system), Woodward-HRT (flight control actuation system), Crane Hydro-Aire (brake controls) and Heroux-Devtek (landing gear).
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Boeing Phantom Works | Airframer |
GE Aerospace Engines | Turboprop Engines, Turboshaft Engines, Turbofan Engines, Turbojet Engines |
Honeywell Aerospace, Aircraft Landing Systems | Brake-by-Wire Systems, Tyres, Brake System Components, Aircraft Wheels, Carbon Brakes, Electrical Brakes, Steel Brakes |
Woodward HRT | Engine Controls, Reservoirs, Solenoid Valves, Hydraulic Actuators, Directional Control Valves, Relief Valves, Servovalves, Linear Actuators, Automated Test Equipment, Rotary Actuators, Fuel Control Systems, Check Valves, Servoactuators, Hydraulic Power Supplies, Flow Control Valves |
Crane Aerospace/Hydro-Aire Inc. | Cargo Systems, Anti-Skid Brakes & Systems, Brake-by-Wire Systems, Landing Gear Controls, Fuel Pumps |
Héroux-Devtek Inc. | Aircraft Landing Gear, Fatigue Testing, Hydraulic Actuators, Torque Tube Drives, Aircraft Structural Components, Linear Actuators, Rotary Actuators, Wings, Fuselage Sections, Helicopter Landing Gear, Avionics Racks, Mechanical Actuators |
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