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X-47B's First Cat Shot

helolumpy said:
He's aircrew! ;)
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Homer J said:
Jumping on the band wagon here, "I have a question, why is the guy running the controls wearing a survival vest and life preserver? Why not just a float coat?"
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Can't get an Air Medal without dressing the part... The more "haggard and burned out" you look at MIDRATS helps as well.
"Christ on a crutch, that was one hairy mission! The SATLINK was totally intermittent, and I almost had to go "manual/direct". I do not get paid enough for this..." ;)
 
Renegade One said:
Can't get an Air Medal without dressing the part... The more "haggard and burned out" you look at MIDRATS helps as well.
"Christ on a crutch, that was one hairy mission! The SATLINK was totally intermittent, and I almost had to go "manual/direct". I do not get paid enough for this..." ;)
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No such thing. If it loses the uplink, after a pre-determined amount of time it just turns around and comes home. How do they know it works? It's happened already.
 
Of course it will....
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Renegade One said:
Can't get an Air Medal without dressing the part... The more "haggard and burned out" you look at MIDRATS helps as well.
"Christ on a crutch, that was one hairy mission! The SATLINK was totally intermittent, and I almost had to go "manual/direct". I do not get paid enough for this..." ;)
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I would imagine that the actual guy flying the mission is no where near the ship but instead securely hidden away in a trailer somewhere. The guy in the video is for all practical purposes, a parking lot valet.

Oh, and here are a couple pics of the Control Display Unit


X-47B CDU.jpg X-47B CDU closeup.jpg .
 
Came over here unexpectedly last night and this morning while touring the lovely facilities here we saw the X-47B take off and hit the carrier landing pattern (at least that's what the lookout said). Also saw the F-35 at the same time frame take off shortly afterward with an -18 in chase.
 

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Oh I dunno. These Starfighters, despite the technology of the time and immensely computer aided, were still manned (or wommaned). So there is hope.

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