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Boeing YF-118G Bird Of Prey

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The Boeing Bird of Prey is an American black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. The company provided $67 million of funding for the project; it was a low-cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale. It developed technology and materials which would later be used on Boeing's X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle. As an internal project, this aircraft was not given an X-plane designation. There are no public plans to make this a production aircraft. It is characterized as a technology demonstrator. sauce


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v0.1: increased engine power

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 28.5ft (8.7m)
  • Length 45.7ft (13.9m)
  • Height 9.7ft (2.9m)
  • Empty Weight 1,069lbs (484kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,431lbs (4,731kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.592
  • Wing Loading 14.7lbs/ft2 (71.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 708.2ft2 (65.8m2)
  • Drag Points 1183

Parts

  • Number of Parts 403
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 1,716