Boeing Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey

Subsonic, single-seat, stealth, technology demonstrator aircraft built by Boeing Phantom Works. The edges of the Bird of Prey's fuselage and wings are parallel to each other, resulting in radar waves reflections being limited to directions where detection is unlikely. The Bird of Prey's upper and lower skins are made out of large single carbon composite pieces, fashioned on plywood frames beneath glass-fiber molds.

1992 - project started
1996 - 1st flight
1999 - project finished
2002 - revealed to public

wingspan - 23 feet
length - 47 feet
weight - 7,400 lbs (approx)
operational speed - 260 knots
max altitude - 20,000 feet

engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5C turbofan