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US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
X-47B · Length
Single source38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Northrop Grumman X-47B | Schiebel Camcopter S-100 |
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| Crew | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] | None[source] |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] | UAV[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Austria[source] |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman[source] | Schiebel , Austria |
3.11 m (10 ft 2 in)[source]
X-47B · extended
Single sourceX-47B · folded
Single source62.1 ft (18.9 m) extended; 30.9 ft (9.4 m) folded[source]
Main rotor diameter
Single source3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)[source]
1 × Schiebel S1 Wankel engine basic
Single source1 × Schiebel S1 Wankel engine , 41 kW (55 hp) (basic)[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.
| Status | Active[source] | in service[source] |
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| Primary user | United States Navy[source] | — |
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| Number built | > 540[source] |
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| First flight | 4 February 2011[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | French Navy Royal Navy United States Navy[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2005[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 50 kg (110 lb)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 57 L (15.5 gal) AVGas 100 LL[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +3.5 g to –1 g[source] |
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| Missiles | — | 2x Lightweight Multirole Missile[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Camcopter S-100[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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