Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47

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Military single turbofan UAV with composite tailless structure.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Surveillance

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

Mid

Planform

Swept

Tail

Tailless

Certification

Military

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Northrop Grumman X-47A	2001 / 2003		Initial variant.
Northrop Grumman X-47B	2009 / 2011		Variant with upgraded airframer, for naval operations.

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Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

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