: X-47B Carrier Take-off & Landing
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: X-47B Carrier Take-off & Landing
by retired2 Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:12 pm
: X-47B Carrier Take-off & Landing
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME FOOTAGE!!!!
Just 12+ months ago (July 10, 2013), the US Navy successfully conducted
take-offs and landings from a fairly new nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, with a new stealth jet called the X-47B. What is so different about this plane is the fact that it is a 'drone'.
Yes, it is completely un-manned. Drones come in all sizes, and the X-47B is likely one of the larger ones. What is so ironic about all of this is the fact that the enemy cannot detect a plane like this in the first place. In the unlikely event they get lucky at shooting one down, there will be no human loss of life or captivity.
As you view the flight deck crew signalling the plane, they are simply signalling the on-board cameras, which in turn are being manned by staff inside the command intelligence center (CIC)onboard the ship. Also check out the short distance this plane needs for a take-off. Impressive indeed.....
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME FOOTAGE!!!!
Just 12+ months ago (July 10, 2013), the US Navy successfully conducted
take-offs and landings from a fairly new nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, with a new stealth jet called the X-47B. What is so different about this plane is the fact that it is a 'drone'.
Yes, it is completely un-manned. Drones come in all sizes, and the X-47B is likely one of the larger ones. What is so ironic about all of this is the fact that the enemy cannot detect a plane like this in the first place. In the unlikely event they get lucky at shooting one down, there will be no human loss of life or captivity.
As you view the flight deck crew signalling the plane, they are simply signalling the on-board cameras, which in turn are being manned by staff inside the command intelligence center (CIC)onboard the ship. Also check out the short distance this plane needs for a take-off. Impressive indeed.....
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Re: : X-47B Carrier Take-off & Landing
by gale force Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:48 pm
Impressive video but more impressive use of music leading up to the launch sequence. Most dramatic!
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