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Measured figures
Length
Single source9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[source]
X-47B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | EADS Harfang | Northrop Grumman X-47B |
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| Crew | — | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] |
| Type | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] |
| Manufacturer | EADS and IAI[source] | Northrop Grumman[source] |
| Primary users | French Air Force (historical) Royal Moroccan Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | 4 |
38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
X-47B · Height
Single source10 ft 5 in (3.10 m)[source]
Cruise; X-47B · Mach 0.9+ / high subsonic
Single sourceMach 0.9+ / 690 mph (high subsonic)[source]
1 × Rotax 914F 4-cylinder turbo-charged four-stroke horizontally-opposed piston engine with air-cooled cylinders and liquid-cooled cylinder heads
Single source1 × Rotax 914F 4-cylinder turbo-charged four-stroke horizontally-opposed piston engine with air-cooled cylinders and liquid-cooled cylinder heads., 86 kW (115 hp)[source]
X-47B · Wing area
Single source953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Introduction date | June 2008[source] | — |
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| First flight | 9 September 2006 at Istres-Le Tubé airbase 125[source] | 4 February 2011[source] |
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| Developed from | IAI Heron[source] | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed constant-speed pusher propeller[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] |
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