Boeing Begins X-45C Unmanned Aircraft Assembly

Source URL: http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q2/nr_040608s.html
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Boeing started assembling its Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C aircraft today, loading the aft “carry-through” frame into a holding fixture inside the company’s St. Louis manufacturing facility. The 86-pound aluminum part, which spans the back end of the vehicle, will soon be mated with the two X-45 engine keels.



Boeing previously built two X-45A vehicles, which are currently being flight-tested at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The much larger X-45C will be 39 feet long with a 49-foot wingspan and is scheduled for first flight in mid-2006.

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