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Aviation Photos => Military Aircraft & Helis => Topic started by: akradecki on June 25, 2009, 12:35:48 PM

Title: RQ-4 GlobalHawk
Post by: akradecki on June 25, 2009, 12:35:48 PM
Block 40 rollout ceremony and media day this morning. This is a slightly larger variant, that will carry the MP-RTIP radar system.
Title: Re: RQ-4 GlobalHawk
Post by: Midnight Mover on June 25, 2009, 12:37:20 PM
Nice ;)
Title: Re: RQ-4 GlobalHawk
Post by: NikonGuy on June 26, 2009, 02:47:18 AM
Quote from: akradecki on June 25, 2009, 12:35:48 PM
Block 40 rollout ceremony and media day this morning. This is a slightly larger variant, that will carry the MP-RTIP radar system.
Cool shot, Alan!   <thumbsup>
Title: Re: RQ-4 GlobalHawk
Post by: Midnight Mover on June 26, 2009, 08:51:35 AM
Ok, now when can we see it fly <rob>
Title: Re: RQ-4 GlobalHawk
Post by: akradecki on June 26, 2009, 11:33:39 AM
Quote from: Midnight Mover on June 26, 2009, 08:51:35 AM
Ok, now when can we see it fly <rob>
It will make its first flight towards the end of July, when it will ferry to EDW. Supposedly the press will be notified...we'll see. It will then undergo envelope expansion test flights at EDW b/c of airframe changes from Block 20/30, and then the MP-RTIP sensors will be installed in 2/10, and sensor testflights will commence after that.
Title: Re: RQ-4 GlobalHawk
Post by: Midnight Mover on June 26, 2009, 09:41:05 PM
Quote from: akradecki on June 26, 2009, 11:33:39 AM
It will make its first flight towards the end of July, when it will ferry to EDW. Supposedly the press will be notified...we'll see. It will then undergo envelope expansion test flights at EDW b/c of airframe changes from Block 20/30, and then the MP-RTIP sensors will be installed in 2/10, and sensor testflights will commence after that.

Cool ;)