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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Wraps Come Off U.S. Navy's First Tailless, Stealthy Unmanned Aircraft
Aviation Week looks into efforts made by Northrop Grumman to make its X-47B an all-aspect stealth aircraft.

Engineers borrowed the "double roll" hinging mechanism from the A-12 to ensure that the UCAV's hinging wing will not have a bulge to affect its stealthiness.

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