Northrop Grumman X-47 A Pegasus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:unmanned_aerial_vehicle
gptkbp:air_traffic_control fly-by-wire
unmanned combat operations
naval carrier strike groups
gptkbp:aircraft_configuration tailless
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:military_aircraft
approximately 30 minutes
14,000 pounds
demonstration of technology
gptkbp:aircraft_role combat support
gptkbp:aircraft_type combat drone
gptkbp:avionics advanced avionics suite
gptkbp:ceiling 40,000 feet
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:DARPA
gptkbp:communication_system satellite link
gptkbp:control_system autonomous
gptkbp:demonstrated_capability carrier operations
gptkbp:design conceptual design
stealth
Northrop Grumman engineers
gptkbp:design_feature flying wing
gptkbp:design_purpose demonstrate unmanned carrier operations
gptkbp:development gptkb:2000
gptkbp:development_cost $1 billion
gptkbp:engine turbofan
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Rolls-Royce_AE_3007
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2001
gptkb:2011
gptkbp:flight_style up to 12 hours
subsonic
gptkbp:flight_test_program successful
gptkbp:funding gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:fuselage_material composite materials
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:UCAS-D
gptkbp:height 12 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northrop Grumman X-47 A Pegasus
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:X-47_B_program
gptkbp:involved_in Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System program
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River
completed
gptkbp:landing_distance tailhook
gptkbp:launch_window gptkb:catapult
gptkbp:length 38 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:max_speed Mach 0.8
gptkbp:navigation_system gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:notable_feature autonomous aerial refueling
gptkbp:notable_mission intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:2013
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:payload_capacity 4500 pounds
gptkbp:project gptkb:2015
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:2015
gptkbp:role demonstrator
gptkbp:significance first unmanned aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:stealth_features low radar cross-section
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_X-47_B
gptkbp:wingspan 62 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_K._Northrop
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5