Aurora Flight Sciences Excalibur VTOL UAV

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Greetings All -

I came across this article while checking the news this morning:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534682,00.html?test=latestnews

And from their website:

http://www.aurora.aero/TacticalSystems/Excalibur.aspx

Enjoy the Day! Mark
 
Hi all!

We´ve seen plenty of computer animated concept demonstrators, but the excalibur seems to be a serious project now! Check out the first flight video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lw6eQp8RsU

...still a long way to serial production ;)


Rgds Michael
 
Er, did you see the post right above yours? ???
 
Hi,

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogscript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3A9fbeb0df-96de-4ed3-bba7-1340312be306
 

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An ugly bird but an interesting and original concept... But is the Tom Clancy in the video the guy who writes novels??
 
From the AW-archives:
 

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Aurora Flight Sciences did get a reward for this program as part of Phase 1B of the Darpa VTOL Program.
www.suasnews.com

Aurora Awarded Funding to Continue Development of DARPA VTOL X-Plane Program

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company Phase 1B funding to continue participation in the DARPA Vertical Take Off a…
www.suasnews.com

Thread here on DARPA's VTOL Program.

First Flight Video of the Excalibur:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lw6eQp8RsU
 

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