Aurora Excalibur VTOL UAV First Flight

By: theworacle

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Uploaded on July 22, 2009 by theworacle Powered by YouTube

Aurora Flight Sciences video of the first flight of its Excalibur experimental vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft. The 13ft-long UAV is powered by a tilting jet engine and three battery-powered lift fans. The aircraft made its first hover flight, lasting just under 2min, at Aberdeen proving Gorund in maryland on June 24. Excalibur is a proof-of-principle testbed for a 400kt VTOL unmanned combat aircraft. (This is a slightly different version of the video previously uploaded - my apologies.) For more info on Excalibur, visit www.aviationweek.com

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Aurora, Excalibur, Vtol, Uav, Unmanned, Aircraft, Science & Tech
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