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In 2009, as Aurora developed small vertical take-off UAVs known as the Aurora Goldeneye, the third variant of this family, the GoldenEye-80, was first flown publicly at Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Unmanned Systems North America trade show. On 5 October 2017, Boeing announced that it would acquire Aurora Flight Sciences.
The other participant was Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences, partnering with Leidos subsidiary Gibbs & Cox and with Oregon shipyard ReconCraft. Their design was a monohull with a high-wing, primarily relying on eight turbine engines; this was similar to Boeing prior Pelican proposal for the military. [7] [8] [9]
The Passive Aeroelastic Tailored (PAT) wing was designed for more structural efficiency by a team of the ARMD, the University of Michigan and Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences. A 39 ft (12 m) long, 29% scale of a Boeing 777-like wing was built by Aurora in Columbus, Mississippi, with a conventional configuration: two spars and 58 ribs. The ...
The Aurora D8, also known as the D8 Airliner, is an airliner concept under development as of mid 2017. [2] The project was initiated in 2008 by Aurora Flight Sciences , the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Pratt & Whitney under NASA 's sponsorship of $2.9 million (£2.19 million).
Aurora Flight Sciences announced the Odysseus in November 2018. [1] In spring 2019, Aurora planned to fly a High-Altitude Long Endurance drone powered by solar cells and batteries, Odysseus, to study the Earth atmosphere or as a military pseudo-satellite for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance . [ 2 ]
The first two companies to be involved were announced in December 2013 when Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a US$14.4 million contract and Aurora Flight Sciences was given US$14 million for preliminary design studies as part of the $47 million Phase One budget.
Aurora Flight Sciences embarked on the development of an experimental X-plane, as part of the DARPA's CRANE programme, in November 2020. Wind tunnel testing was also conducted in San Diego, California, in May 2022. DARPA allocated funds for the detailed engineering design of a full-scale X-plane in December 2022.
The first flight was completed at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs facility (Air Force Plant 42) in Palmdale, California on June 2, 2009 by the Air Force Research Laboratory in conjunction with Lockheed Martin. [5] In October 2009, the ACCA demonstrator was designated X-55A by the USAF. Over the course of the program, 15 to 20 ...