Just Got These From A Guy At Dryden Who Works For Nasa

[Guest Michael Coates]

Check out the leading edge in some of the photos.... Photos taken at Edwards during 5th testflight in 2007... He has promised to send more unclassified pics shortly.

 

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[Guest OzChris]

wow - absolutely amazing images!!

 

it looks a lot larger than it is in those shots....

 

http://www.modelermagic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/KG_NASA_BOEING_X43B_008.jpg

 

 

[Guest Michael Coates]

mmm... he said it was a scale mockup but it is SMALL..... almost a big model. The pics make it look full size.

 

 

[Guest OzChris]

Certainly is an exciting aircraft! Is there a date for the full size yet do you know Michael?

 

 

[winsor68]

If only....

 

 

[willedoo]

Experimental carrier based drones:

 

http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/x-47b-drone-cruise-flight-2305/

 

 

[Guest Michael Coates]

Certainly is an exciting aircraft! Is there a date for the full size yet do you know Michael?

I will try and find out some more information although you guys probably know more than I ever will! The only bits of information he told me was the design was for a new passenger carrying aircraft that could take up to 1500 people more than double what is now available. The aircraft has two floors like the A380 but it has no windows except for the cockpit so he mentioned they were going to make a way to have LCD screens on the sides of the aircraft which would show passengers the view just as if they were looking out the window.... Bizarre but true. The plane has the word "X" in its title so it may be that it never enters production but instead is a proof of concept...... if you haven't heard much about the aircraft since 2007 then it is probably fizzled but I did find the photo is really interesting especially the leading edge which looks like it hangs down a long long way.

 

 

[willedoo]

I will try and find out some more information although you guys probably no more than I ever will! The only bits of information he told me was the design was for a new passenger carrying aircraft that could take up to 1500 people more than double what is now available. The aircraft has two floors like the A380 but it has no windows except for the cockpit so he mentioned they were going to make away to have LCD screens on the sides of the aircraft which would show passengers the view just as if they were looking out the window.... Bizarre but true. The plane has the word "X" in its title so it may be that it never enters production but instead is a proof of concept...... if you haven't heard much about the aircraft since 2007 then it is probably fizzled but I did find the photo is really interesting especially the leading edge which looks like it hangs down a long long way.

In the first & third photo it looks like the leading edge slats are lowered for slow flight, but they appear as though they would have a pronounced down slope in the fully up position as well as protude forward of the wing root quite a bit. This looks like the one they talked about with the seating cross ways running into the wings