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Friday, August 19, 2011

Second UCAS nearing flight

X-47B UCASThe second Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS) is scheduled to hold its first engine-on tests on August 21, followed shortly by taxi tests and a first flight.

Once flying, both aircraft will be moved from Edwards AFB, California, to the US Navy's test center at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

The first aircraft will be tested to 115% of required performance; the second will be tested to 135%, but envelope expansion is not a priority for either aircraft.

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