In the US, for the first time, the experimental aircraft Model 401
The American company Scaled Composites has announced the first flight of the experimental manned jet aircraft Model 401 it has built. Previously, the development of this aircraft was not known, writes bmpd.
The appointment and customer of the aircraft are not disclosed. The press release merely states that "the company worked with the customer on the construction of two aircraft to demonstrate advanced and low-cost production technologies and provide aircraft for research flights to industrial partners and the United States government."
It is also reported that 2 copies of this single-seater aircraft were built, the first of which flew on October 11.
The design of the aircraft, as you can understand, is one-piece and clearly made with the requirements of stealth, the material says.
According to the developer, “the empty weight of the aircraft is 4000 pounds (1814 kg), the maximum take-off weight is 8000 pounds (3629 kg). Wingspan 38 feet (11,6 m), aircraft length 38 feet; the machine is powered by one Pratt & Whitney JTD-15D-5D bypass turbojet engine with a maximum thrust of 3045 lb (1381 kg). " Maximum flight speed up to 0,6M, service ceiling 30000 feet (9,1 km), flight duration up to 3 hours.
Experts unanimously noted that the Model 401 is aerodynamically very close to the unmanned aerial vehicle Avenger (Predator C) of General Atomics Corporation.
The appointment and customer of the aircraft are not disclosed. The press release merely states that "the company worked with the customer on the construction of two aircraft to demonstrate advanced and low-cost production technologies and provide aircraft for research flights to industrial partners and the United States government."
It is also reported that 2 copies of this single-seater aircraft were built, the first of which flew on October 11.
The design of the aircraft, as you can understand, is one-piece and clearly made with the requirements of stealth, the material says.
According to the developer, “the empty weight of the aircraft is 4000 pounds (1814 kg), the maximum take-off weight is 8000 pounds (3629 kg). Wingspan 38 feet (11,6 m), aircraft length 38 feet; the machine is powered by one Pratt & Whitney JTD-15D-5D bypass turbojet engine with a maximum thrust of 3045 lb (1381 kg). " Maximum flight speed up to 0,6M, service ceiling 30000 feet (9,1 km), flight duration up to 3 hours.
Experts unanimously noted that the Model 401 is aerodynamically very close to the unmanned aerial vehicle Avenger (Predator C) of General Atomics Corporation.
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