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Northrop Grumman Completes Structural Proof Testing of Second X-47B

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Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

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The Navy's second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) will be able to withstand all of the structural stresses and strains associated with takeoff, flight and landing-- including those uniquely linked with landing or taking off from the moving, pitching deck of an aircraft carrier. That's the conclusion of an analysis by a Navy/Northrop Grumman [NOC] test team following a rigorous, five-week series of structural proof tests of the jet's airframe. The tests on X-47B air vehicle 2 (AV-2), conducted…

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