X-47B (UCAV) – Unmanned Combat Air System

Northrop Grumman is developing an unmanned flight system for the Navy. The first run of the X-47B is expected to take flight sometime in the fall of 2009 and will service the USS Harry S. Truman.

General characteristics
Crew: none
Length: 19 ft 7 in (8.50 m)
Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (8.47 m)
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Wing area: ft² (m²)
Empty weight: 3,836 lb (1,740 kg)
Loaded weight: 4,877 lb (2,212 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 5,903 lb (2,678 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C (X-47A)
Pratt & Whitney F100-220 (X-47B) turbofan, 3,190 lbf (14.2 kN)

Performance
Maximum speed: “high subsonic”
Cruise speed: “high subsonic”
Range: 1,500+ NM (2,778+ km)
Service ceiling 40,000+ ft (12,192+ m)
Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.65