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Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 2:50 pm
by WildBill
The video is from July 2013. I just saw it today.
The Navy successfully conducted take-offs and landings from the nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush,
with a new stealth jet called the X-47B. What is so different about this plane is the fact that it is a 'drone.'
It is completely unmanned. Drones come in all sizes and the X-47B is likely one of the larger ones.
As you view the flight deck crew signaling the plane, they are simply signaling the on-board cameras,
who in turn are being manned by staff inside the Combat Information Center (CIC) on board the ship.
Amazing stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/WC8U5_4lo ... r_embedded
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:24 pm
by loktite
Awesome! Thanks for link!
I always get pumped up watching aviation tech vids like that .
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:27 pm
by C-dub
Launches and recoveries or cats and traps.
Really cool, thanks for the link.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:11 am
by joe817
Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:20 am
by WildBill
joe817 wrote:Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
They're saving it for Top Gun 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YZEvuVPoI
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:16 pm
by joe817
WildBill wrote:joe817 wrote:Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
They're saving it for Top Gun 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YZEvuVPoI
GOT TO SEE IT!! First I've heard of it. Thanks!
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:45 pm
by WildBill
joe817 wrote:WildBill wrote:joe817 wrote:Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
They're saving it for Top Gun 2
GOT TO SEE IT!! First I've heard of it. Thanks!
It doesn't have a release date yet.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:54 pm
by FCH
Impressive - thanks for the post
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:12 pm
by anygunanywhere
CIC= Combat Information Center. At least that is what it meant when I was in the Navy.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:23 pm
by C-dub
WildBill wrote:joe817 wrote:Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
They're saving it for Top Gun 2
Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't look like a Naval Officer's uniform he's wearing in that clip. It looks like a Marine uniform.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:28 pm
by WildBill
C-dub wrote:WildBill wrote:joe817 wrote:Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
They're saving it for Top Gun 2
Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't look like a Naval Officer's uniform he's wearing in that clip. It looks like a Marine uniform.
They're trying to keep the budget down so they used Colonel Jessup's old uniform.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:29 pm
by C-dub
WildBill wrote:C-dub wrote:WildBill wrote:joe817 wrote:Very cool video! Thanks for sharing WildBill! A mini B-2 stealth bomber?
I wish they would have dubbed in the theme song for Top Gun though.
They're saving it for Top Gun 2
Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't look like a Naval Officer's uniform he's wearing in that clip. It looks like a Marine uniform.
They're trying to keep the budget down so they used Colonel Jessup's old uniform.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:01 pm
by mcneyens
That is so bad ass!
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:43 pm
by WildBill
anygunanywhere wrote:CIC= Combat Information Center. At least that is what it meant when I was in the Navy.
It still does! I did a cut and paste from the person who forwarded the video.
I checked on the designation of the aircraft and some other details, but not on the CIC.
Re: Footage of X-47B UCAS Navy Drone
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:28 pm
by anygunanywhere
WildBill wrote:anygunanywhere wrote:CIC= Combat Information Center. At least that is what it meant when I was in the Navy.
It still does! I did a cut and paste from the person who forwarded the video.
I checked on the designation of the aircraft and some other details, but not on the CIC.
I learned that during my skimmer sonar technician training before I converted to submarine sonar tech. Submarines do not have a CIC. We had an Attack Center.