Boeing Phantom Ray to Fly In December

[Rubicks13]

This things looks sweet:


Boeing Phantom Ray (http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/03/02/01.xml&headline=Boeing%20Bullish%20On%20Phantom%20Ray&channel=defense)

[Buster Hyman]

The exhaust system was needed elsewhere for a classified Defense Dept. test effort, Davis said.
Brilliant! New build F111's! :E

[Load Toad]

Glad to be of service. Let's guess - it flies around for hours, is hard to spot and is piloted by Dwane who still lives with his mum in a caravan.

That might push things along a bit too.

[Blacksheep]

A few years ago, as a practicing avionics engineer, I opined that avionics would, in the not too distant future, begin to make military pilots obsolete. Air warfare would eventually be conducted by remote control from distant operations control centres. I was laughed out of the forum. Still laughing are we? ;)

First the recce drones, then armed drones, now its the bombers. How long before being a "Top Gun" becomes a desk job...

[MostlyHarmless]

Meh, a drone will never be as funny or good at dancing as I was.

[FlapJackMuncher]

Do you mean as good at funny dancing or have I read that wrong?

[Ten West]

"Predator" "Reaper" "Phantom Ray" :eek:

The names look scarier than the machines! Lord only knows what these companies would name domestic appliances if they made them.

"B*stard death-dealing satanic washer/drier 2000. Now only £299.99 at Currys" :p

[BentStick]

Could it pass the Turing test?....or choose to fly around an object that isn't supposed to be there?

[PPRuNe Pop]

A classic example of a pathetic and boring thread!