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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Boeing Phantom Swift Selected for DARPA X-Plane Competition


Phantom Swift, a prototype Boeing initially built in less than a month, has been accepted to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-plane program.

DARPA is trying to mature a new aircraft configuration capable of both efficient hover and high-speed cruise.

"Proving these capabilities in a single aircraft has been the holy grail for tactical military aviation," said Dan Newman, Boeing Phantom Works Advanced Vertical Lift capture team lead. "We're confident that Phantom Swift could be the solution."

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