Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boeing_YAL-1_Airborne_Laser
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Boeing_747-400F
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:disposition scrapped
gptkbp:firstFlight 2002
gptkbp:hasModel 00-0001
gptkbp:height 63 ft 8 in (19.4 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser
gptkbp:length 231 ft 10 in (70.7 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 800,000 lb (362,874 kg)
gptkbp:mission missile defense
gptkbp:nickname YAL-1A
gptkbp:notableFor destroyed a test missile in flight in 2010
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Airborne_Laser_(ABL)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1
gptkbp:operatedBy USAF 417th Flight Test Squadron
gptkbp:powerplant gptkb:4_×_General_Electric_CF6-80C2B1F_turbofans
gptkbp:projectCancelled 2011
gptkbp:projectCost over $5 billion
gptkbp:retired 2012
gptkbp:role airborne laser weapon
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:testLocation gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:wingspan 211 ft 5 in (64.4 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Airborne_Laser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7